Legion (2009)

A group of strangers fight for the welfare of humanity.

Director:

Scott Stewart

Writers:

Peter Schink, Scott Stewart

Stars:

Paul Bettany, Lucas Black, Charles S. Dutton

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Paul Bettany	...	Michael
Lucas Black	...	Jeep Hanson
Tyrese Gibson	...	Kyle Williams
Adrianne Palicki	...	Charlie
Charles S. Dutton	...	Percy Walker
Jon Tenney	...	Howard Anderson
Kevin Durand	...	Gabriel
Willa Holland	...	Audrey Anderson
Kate Walsh	...	Sandra Anderson
Dennis Quaid	...	Bob Hanson
Jeanette Miller	...	Gladys Foster
Cameron Harlow	...	Minivan Boy
Doug Jones	...	Ice Cream Man
Josh Stamberg	...	Burton
Yancey Arias	...	Estevez

Storyline

An out-of-the-way diner becomes the unlikely battleground for the survival of the human race. When God loses faith in humankind, he sends his legion of angels to bring on the Apocalypse. Humanity's only hope lies in a group of strangers trapped in a desert diner with the Archangel Michael (Bettany).

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Plot Keywords:

angel | diner | apocalypse | faith | human race | 

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Taglines:

When the last angel falls, the fight for mankind begins.

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Genres:

Action | Fantasy | Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong bloody violence, and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 January 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Legión de ángeles

Box Office

Budget:

$26,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£212,328 (UK) (5 March 2010)

Gross:

$40,168,080 (USA) (19 March 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bold Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The tattoos on Michael (and later Jeep) are Enochian, a language supposedly of the angels as recorded by John Dee and his seer Edward Kelley in the late 16th century, which they claimed was revealed to them by angels.

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Goofs

The location of the Chevrolet Astro van's parked position at the gas pump changes during shots after the father exists the vehicle.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Charlie: [voice-over] When I was a little girl, my mother would remind me each night before bed, to open up my heart to God, for He was kind, merciful, and just. Things changed when my father left a few years later, leaving her to raise me and my brothers in a place on the edge of the Mojave Desert. She never talked of a kind and merciful God again. Instead she spoke of a prophecy. Of a time when all the world would be covered in darkness and the fate of mankind would be decided. One night, ...

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Crazy Credits

At the very end of the credits, there is about 10 seconds of "Turkey In The Straw" (the ice cream truck music).

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Connections

Features It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

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Soundtracks

"Die So Young"
Written by Mark William Haggblad, William Daniel Powell, Benjamin M. Lazzaro, Mike Rawluk,
Wayne E Lichte
Performed by Dying Regret
Courtesy of Crucial Music Corporation

User Reviews

Awful, just plain awful

Judging from the trailer this movie was supposed to be a whole lot of action while the talking takes a backseat, unfortunately the 30 second trailer contained all the action you are going to see over 100 minutes of the full movie.

The acting was entirely melodramatic while the script was TV level. Nothing was believable, far too often you found yourself watching these characters talk to each other, explaining their own background while you sit there realizing that you don't care at all. The character development was done so obviously that it made everything feel cheap.

Avoid this movie at all cost's, you'll have more fun reading a Bible than you would watching Legion.