Not a bad tale at all...

Rating: 6/10 (27 November 2010)

Centurion is a tale of survival and revenge, about half way through we still don't know who we are rooting for, the all powerful Romans or the savage Picts who want to rid their land of intruders. This film is very bloody sometimes to the point of being overdone, heads explode like cantaloupes at the slightest smash yet soldiers take numerous arrows and sword lashings and survive. Probably the silliest part of the whole story was the ability of beautiful 5ft 2in 100lb girls to battle guys twice their size wielding 3ft swords. The pace of the movies is good, the action rapid if not a bit redundant, the story a bit thin but all in all a good, gritty adventure.