Centurion (2010)

Rating: 5/10 (26 December 2011)

The bloody gruesome action is expertly handled. WIth every head slice, throat cut, causing flinches and manly air pumps. The cast are a wonderful mix of up and comers, and recently established stars. Marshall has basically made a Roman version of Dog Soldiers, as a band of survivors all get together to outmaneuver an enemy. Despite these enemies being human, Marshall still decides to make them grotesque and cruel. The male bonding moments are still here, as are the strong female characters. It does hint towards people fighting their own wars based on emotion, but it's the violence everyone came to see. It isn't quite enough to really justify a watch. The parts in between are dull and there's no real progression after the first 30 minutes.