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The Eagle, Movie

The Eagle 2011

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Channing Tatum and Jamie Bell star in this swords and sandle epic set in 140AD. Directed by Kevin Macdonald (State of Play, The Last King of Scotland). More

Twenty years after the unexplained disappearance of the 5,000-strong Ninth Legion in the mountains of Scotland, young centurion Marcus Aquila (Tatum) arrives from Rome to solve the mystery and restore the reputation of his father, the commander of the Ninth. Accompanied only by his British slave Esca (Bell), Marcus sets out across Hadrian's Wall into the uncharted highlands of Caledonia – to confront its savage tribes, make peace with his father's memory, and retrieve the lost legion's golden emblem, the Eagle of the Ninth. Hide

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Roman-era action - not so much with the historical accuracy over here

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The first part of this movie was pretty cool - young Legionary officer with a chip on his shoulder turns up to a remote Roman fort in Britain and proves to be a bad-ass who wants to avenge his father's dishonour. So far so good - some cool fight sequences and decent acting.

However, slowly but surely this descends into silliness - with lost mythical Roman soldiers appearing like Tolkien-esque ghost warriors and supposedly Pictish (early Scots) tribal people more closely resembling... well I don't know what... American Indian shamans? It also includes the most ridiculous bonfire ritual ever.

Still - there are sword-fights, dismemberments, and the lead performances are all pretty reasonable. The dialogue's not embarrassing, but nor is it especially interesting; and the storyline wavers frequently between engrossing at times and silly at others.

All in all - it does what it says on the tin: a 'swords-and-sandals' action movie with nice cinematics. Just don't take it too seriously.

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