Legion

If god loses faith in humanity, does it make a good show? Legion tackles this question head on and runs with it. Do angels fighting make lots of money? Read on and see if this movie flies or falls.

Legion is from director Scott Stewart who is best known as a senior staffer at the visual effects company The Orphanage, and has done a few small films. Legion is set in a small New Mexico diner, and centers on the archangel Michael’s (Paul Bettany) need to protect a pregnant woman from the wrath of god. While the cinematography is not terrible, it does show that this film is from an inexperienced director. The direction is another story. A lot of weight falls on the director’s shoulders be it good or bad, and in this case it is mostly bad.

The story has immense potential but sadly comes off as a subpar zombie survival flick with angels who act like demons who look like zombies. The story is paced about as poorly as one could get it. With 10 minute spots of no action, Legion’s story can not hold it’s self up. Stewart is no Tarantino. The characters are uninteresting for the most part, and not due to the acting. The cherry on top of Legion is the ending. Not only is the ending unbelievable, unlikeable, and uninteresting, it is also close to nonexistent.

Now the acting is where most of the light comes from in this film. Paul Bettany and Kevin Durand are the only ones who seem to care about this job. Dennis Quaid and Charles S. Dutton are great actors, yet sleep through their roles, and the rest of the cast is made up of mostly actors you have never heard of. Paul Bettany is really up and coming in America. He is solid in mostly every role he takes and Legion is no different. Kevin Durand has been acting for 10 years yet is just now starting to get leading roles. Look for him to be in many more if he keeps up the level he was on in Legion.

Legion is not a terrible movie, yet it should not be seen in theaters. Wait till it comes out on DVD and watch it. I did not hate nor love Legion. It is a middle ground film that will be easily forgotten in the coming weeks though.