Deserves an Audience

Rating: 8/10 (10 February 2011)

This is a film you stumble upon. I did. I saw it was about the ninth legion and knew a new release was coming out, The Eagle, based on the YA novel The Eagle of the Ninth. I figured why not give this film a chance. Glad I did. It is a nice tight little movie. It is well acted and well photographed. Michael Fassbender is excellent as Quintas Dias, a loyal soldier of Rome. And Olga Kurylenko does a great job. In fact she reminds of Noomi Rapace who plays Lisbeth Salander in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. If you need an entertaining flic for a stay at home Friday night then put the popcorn in the microwave, get a cold soda, and sit down for a fast paced 90 minutes.