Centurion
2010
**
Director: Neil Marshall
Cast: Michael Fassbender, Dominic West, Olga Kurylenko, Liam Cunnigham, David Morrissey, Jj Feild, Ulrich Thomsen
In 117 A.D., the Romans attempt to invade Scotland but face strong resistance from the Picts. When the Ninth Legion is ambushed and destroyed, a Roman centurion Quintus Dias and the remaining half a dozen soldiers attempt to flee to safety. As expected, Neil Marshall, best known for gritty no-nonsense horror movies like Dog Soldiers, doesn't give us a grand historical epic but a nuts and bolts 80-minute chase scene. This narrow approach becomes monotonous pretty quickly, especially when Marshall cranks up the gore to 11. If there's blood to be spilled or heads to be chopped, he is sure to show it all in full detail.
