Legion (2010) Poster, Synopsis, Cast, 5min Trailer and Raw Review

Director: Scott Stewart
Writers (WGA): Peter Schink (written by) and Scott Stewart (written by)
Release Date: 22 January 2010 (USA)
Genre: Action | Fantasy | Horror | Thriller
Tagline: When the last angel falls, the fight for mankind begins.
MPAA: Rated R for strong bloody violence, and language.
Runtime: 100 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Color
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Certification: USA:R | UK:15
Filming Locations: Galisteo, New Mexico, USA
Company: Bold Films

LEGION (2010) CAST

Paul Bettany … Michael
Lucas Black … Jeep Hanson
Tyrese Gibson … Kyle Williams
Adrianne Palicki … Charlie
Charles S. Dutton … Percy Walker
Kevin Durand … Gabriel
Jon Tenney … Howard Anderson
Willa Holland … Audrey Anderson
Kate Walsh … Sandra Anderson
Dennis Quaid … Bob Hanson
Jeanette Miller … Gladys Foster
Cameron Harlow … Minivan Boy
Doug Jones … Ice Cream Man
Josh Stamberg … Burton
Yancey Arias … Estevez

LEGION (2010) SYNOPSIS

What happens when God gets tired of us lowly humans and decide to start over? Well nothing good, thats for sure. Here are three new images from Scott Stewarts upcoming horror-action movie Legion, starring Paul Bettany as an archangel who voluntarily falls to Earth to save the savior of mankind. Unfortunately said savior hasnt been born yet, and his mom is a diner waitress played by Adrianne Palicki. Luckily for our warrior angel, the diner also has some battling humans to lend a hand, including Dennis Quaid, Charles S. Dutton, Tyrese Gibson, and Lucas Black. Hell need them too, when theyre surrounded by angels. [D-Man2010]

Scott Stewart’s supernatural thriller Legion, scripted by Peter Schink, concerns a group of strangers in an out-of-the-way eatery who become the first line of defense when God, believing the human race is no longer worthy of Him, decides to end their existence. This motley crew’s only spiritual ally is the archangel Michael, played by Paul Bettany. Dennis Quaid, Tyrese Gibson, Charles S. Dutton, and Lucas Black co-star in the Screen Gems production. [D-Man2010]

When God loses faith in Mankind, he sends his legion of angels to bring on the Apocalypse. Humanity’s only hope lies in a group of strangers trapped in a desert diner and the Archangel Michael. [D-Man2010]

LEGION (2010) REVIEW / IMDB

I went in the movie, with high expectations. I came out of the movie, smiling. The movie is enjoyable at the least, but there is definitely not enough character development, and I feel that the movie was rushed.

I found the movie more of a comedy action than a serious action film. The script is ridiculously funny. I am glad I paid money to see this movie. Sort of.

I wouldn’t say it was a total waste of my time seeing as how it brought laughter. As long as you don’t go in expecting an amazing scripted movie with amazing action sequences. The action is fine for the movie but could’ve been done much better imo.

enjoy.

LEGION 2010 5MIN TRAILER

LEGION 2010 REVIEW By Brad Brevet

Angels with machine guns. That’s the way co-writer/director Scott Stewart described the film and that’s how I approached Legion, and with that in mind I would say I almost got everything I asked for. However, instead of angels with machine guns I got an angel with a machine gun in a war determining the fate of mankind that was so one-sided it should have been over in a matter of seconds, but somehow managed to last an hour and 40 minutes. I’m beginning to open my eyes to how much fun films with absurd plot premises can be, but filmmakers are going to have to give us more than a tagline and begin delivering on an entire plot if they ever want to make anything more than a trailer out of their feature length movies.

Legion takes place in a middle-of-nowhere diner where the fate of mankind will be played out as God has lost faith in humanity and has sent the Archangel Michael (Paul Bettany) to kill the baby that would otherwise save mankind. Michael disobeys and decides to protect the baby declaring he is giving God what he needs rather than what he’s asked for, which causes God to send his entire angel army to do what Michael won’t.

Occupants of the diner include Dennis Quaid, Tyrese Gibson, Charles S. Dutton, Lucas Black, Kate Walsh, Willa Holland and Adrianne Palicki. It’s not exactly an A-list group of actors, which is why Bettany is getting lead credit even though his decision-making when it comes to film roles recently is at the very least questionable. Stewart directed the film and co-wrote with Peter Schink whose only previous writing credit was co-writing “Gotham Cafe” an adaptation of a Stephen King novella.

Stewart is primarily known in the Hollywood ranks as a visual effects guru. He worked at the effects house The Orphanage, and with them he worked on the effects for Iron Man, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire to name a few. As such it’s no surprise his feature directorial debut would be an effects heavy feature that plays more like a video game than a movie, but that isn’t necessarily the problem.

Where Stewart falters is in creating an admittedly fun premise and hands the keys to the future of mankind to a couple country bumpkins represented by Adrianne Palicki in a performance Estella Warren can be proud of and Lucas Black (The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift) playing a guy named Jeep, which really says just about all you need to know about his character. On top of that, (spoiler warning) how many black people do you need to put in a film in order to make sure at least one of them lives to see the end, or at least beyond a film’s midway point? Apparently two isn’t enough as Charles S. Dutton and Tyrese never even stood a chance, but I guess that’s not important as neither one of them was pregnant with the baby that would save mankind. I’ll tell you one thing though, if I had a choice of appointing Tyrese or Lucas Black to look after the baby that represents the future of mankind I’ll take Tyrese every day of the week and — wink, wink — twice on Sunday.

I originally saw footage from this film at the San Diego Comic Con and my thoughts then assumed Legion would “be somewhere in the C-to-B-level range fantasy/CG effort.” I wasn’t too far off. As much as I can begin respecting absurd films for grasping tightly to their absurd plot-lines they still have to deliver more than just repeat gunfire and stereotypical screaming demons. The killer grandma from the trailer was entertaining, a demonic kid was creepy and the moment where Lucas and Adrianne climb a mountain for no apparent reason was hilarious. Hardly a recipe for even an early year effects feature.

As Legion continued to play I grew increasingly annoyed and just wanted it all to end. On home video it might make for a decent diversion, but it gives little reason to waste your money at the box-office watching something that delivers little more than its trailer did already.