Scope's to big for Mr. Marshall

Rating: 5/10 (25 February 2011)

You might already know that what you can expect regarding Neil Marshall is blood and guts flying around, which he of course does quite well. But in this certain case, this is really not enough and the movie doesn't have much more to show up either.
So, while visually impressing and with a potent production value Centurion gradually drifts into an alibi for repeated scenes of people cutting each others throats. Problem is that the over the top splish- splash gutting and cutting just seems slightly out of place here considering, the movie tries to be rather serious. Now attempts of giving the movie meaning are the other thing that seems out of place, so where does this leave us...?
Now not that Neil Marshal would be a useless director, I just think he was the wrong guy to give this movie to. Or if this was his attempt to emerge as a "serious" movie maker maybe he should have refrained from the gore and give attention to the characters I guess.
I'd wish he'd go back to movies with smaller scope, I want more of The Decent, where his abilities where sufficient and more then welcome. I just don't see any potential in him directing something of luminous range, if for nothing else, then for the fact that he can't get over himself with the gore. Well, on the other hand I guess this is what is expected from him.
Unfortunately Centurion however turned out being rather forgettable.
5/10