Great quality per buck ratio

Rating: 8/10 (13 September 2010)

The movie is clearly a low budget one, from the moment the film starts with a map of Roman Empire Brittania appearing from the mist while a deep voice explains what goes on to the mostly unknown and smallish cast. But they did a great job with what they had!
The plot did not go in the direction I would have wanted - I believe an opportunity for a great strategic guerrilla warfare film was missed here - but it worked well, nonetheless. Pict tribes decimate a Roman legion and the few survivors run for their lives. A bit too much running, and to not much avail. And did the story really need the good caring blonde?
The acting is very good, the landscapes fantastic, the atmosphere well done and the battles really bloody. It works perfectly as an action film, well as a historic dramatic depiction and kind of fails as a romance. Full thumbs up for movies that are well done by people who care about the film they make!