very gruesomely good

Rating: 9/10 (17 August 2010)

Quite good actually. One should know what to expect from a film, I expected decent historical portrayal of how cruel and dangerous life could be in Britain near the year 100, what being a Roman soldier there was like, a bit about Picts being fearsome fighters, and some gory, untamed fighting scenes. I got all that, plus a convincing Kurylenko in a mute role... One should not expect a brilliant script in a film like this, sure there were minor complaints to be made: Kurylenko's character was supposedly an experienced warrior but she apparently had no clue how to attack a fort or a village defended by only 3 men..., Picts' leader's son is killed by Romans yet he sends only a handful of Picts after them with a woman in charge??.. Well, it seems to be headed for a sequel, with the hero living in a hut with the hot witch, she getting killed by the Picts and our hero on a revenge quest and all... or something like that. If they keep it that gruesome, bloody and realistic I do not mind if they make another 5 movies about this Roman centurion in Britain.