Se habría agradecido un guión más trabajado y unos personajes con más matices. Pero el film cae simpático: tiene su ritmo, con la climática batalla final -que incluye antes un discurso enardecido, a lo "Enrique V"- y sus vistosas escenas de peleas. Y tiene su gracia ver a Colin Firth calzado con sandalias, a la bollywoodiense Aishwarya dar patadas a tutiplén, o a Ben Kingsley en plan Gandalf, o más bien otro mago que... El niño Thomas Sangster cumple, pese a su aspecto en exceso angelical, y como explicación al mito artúrico funciona bastante mejor que El rey Arturo.
Circa 460 A.D. Mira was born in a warrior-family in Kerala, India, was well versed in martial arts and self-defense, so much so that she was recruited by the Spanish royalty and re-located to Constantinople. From there she was instructed to assist Roman Commander Aurelius to plan the escape of 12-year old Romulus Augustus Caesar from a prison in Capri after his parents had been killed by the leader of the Alliance in turmoil-stricken Rome that has seen the deaths of five emperors in five years. Mira, Aurelius, and a Priest, Ambrosinius, along with a handful of loyal soldiers were successful in the escape plan and deliver Romulus to Roman Senator Nestor. What the crew do not realize is that their task is not over yet, for Nestor is all set to betray Romulus, leaving them with no alternative but to flee to Britannia, where they will be forced to confront a seemingly invincible Vortygn, whose main aim is to obtain a powerful sword that was meant for defense and defeat...
Director: Doug Lefler. Intérpretes: Colin Firth (Aurelius), Ben Kingsley (Ambrosinus), Aishwarya Rai (Mira), Peter Mullan (Odoacer), Thomas Sangster (Romulus Augustus), Kevin McKidd (Wulfilla), John Hannah (Nestor), Iain Glen (Orestes), Rupert Friend (Demetrius), Nonso Anozie (Batiatus), Owen Teale (Vatrenus). Guión: Tom Butterworth y Jez Butterworth; a partir de un argumento de Carlo Carlei, Peter Rader y Valerio Massimo Manfredi; basado en la novela "La última legión" de Valerio Massimo Manfredi. Música: Patrick Doyle. Fotografía: Marco Pontecorvo. Título Original: The last legion. Países: Reino Unido, USA y Francia. Año: 2007. Duración: 110 min. Género: Acción, aventuras, bélico.
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