A risky film, it will disappoint half of its audience, but impress the other 1/2...I for one am impressed

Rating: 7/10 (20 March 2014)

I'd like to start off by saying that before you view this Movie, you need to realize that it is based off of the mysterious disappearance of the 9th legion. Now that you know that, I want you to forget that. I want you to take the love of history that you have and bury it deep inside of you. Now sit back and enjoy the movie.
As you might be able to tell, this movie is anything but historically accurate, but it is just a movie, we can't take this movie and hate it just because of its inaccuracies. You will only be able to enjoy this movie if you look at it for what it is... An action b-movie. And quite a good one at that.
So first I'll talk about the acting. I love Michael Fassbender, and think that he fit his lead role just fine. His character isn't particularly vivid or interesting, but it does the job that it is meant to as the main character.
The general is honestly the best character in the film, and it is a disappointment that you don't see more than you do. His character is Lovable and enjoyable. So all in all not to bad acting.
The movie is very violent and not for the queasy, but the action is very well executed, and doesn't seem unnecessary, it seems to perfectly get the pint across that the Picts are a brutal merciless group of people. The movie is fast paced and enjoyable. The directing and look of the movie is great, and Neil Marshall absolutely kills it once again as the director.
So overall, good b-movie. Not great, but good.