Best Low-Budget War Film in Years!

Rating: 10/10 (31 January 2009)

I never really expected The Last Legion to turn into a really good movie despite the fact that I wanted to see it badly. It turns out that I was wrong. This is an excellent movie. The actors were not miscast, the music was not horrible, the plot was not weak, etc. I was reading some negative reviews and the things I mentioned were the opposite in those reviews.
This story is based on the legend of Excalibur and King Arthur. The Romans are struggling to keep their empire. Young Romulus has been crowned Caesar. Then, the Goth invade Rome. Romulus and his teacher Merlin lands in prison. It's up to a bunch of loyal soldiers to rescue him, overcome betrayal, and defeat two enemies at once.
The acting is pretty good. Everyone said that the actors were miscast but I disagree. Colin Firth did a wonderful job as Aurelius and Thomas Sangster was great as Romulus. Also, the lady who played the girl warrior is beautiful.
I don't know how the music can be considered inappropriate as a reviewer said in one comment. The music is just fine. He also said that there are no characters to relate to. He doesn't know all the people who saw this movie. Finally, he and other people said this movie is historically inaccurate. I really don't think that this movie is about history.
Overall, this is great film. This is one of the cleaner war films in recent history. There is no cursing or overdone sexual scenes, just battle violence. I rate this film 10/10.