A simple but effective Revenge, Chase and Hunt Story

Rating: 7/10 (29 January 2011)

The argument is simple: Agricola, Roman Governor of Brittannia wants to look good with his superiors in Rome and get rid once and for all of the Picts, a savage northern tribe of warriors who do not accept roman rule. The 9th Legion, commandeered by Dominic West, tries to do the job by penetrating far into the Pict lines, but it is ambushed and pretty much wiped off the planet by the savage picts. The rest of the Story is just a chase motivated by revenge, in which a group of Pict warriors and scouts led by a quite frightful woman hunt the few remaining survivors of the 9th legion, who are determined to get back to safety and arrive to Roman controlled lands.
Good points: 1. The story is honest, simple and well told. 2. The fighting scenes are very good quality. 3. The movie keeps always the interest and is very interesting, as you never know whether the Romans will make it back to camp or not. 4. The acting is decent
Bad Points: it lacks historical credibility, and the script has a couple of big mistakes, and a far from satisfactory ending, which is very quick and a bit of a nonsense.
However, all in all, this movie is pretty good fun, good acting, a lot of tension and emotion, as people are always fighting on the run, and the scenery and atmosphere are very good. So, it is far from a masterpiece, but it is actually a pretty good movie to watch, highly entertaining. There are warrior women, good fights, lots of blood and violence in a somewhat "primitive gory style", and even the occasional extremely beautiful woman. So, this is one we can all watch and do not feel disappointed. As said, it is not brilliant, but it is quite a good one actually.