Dual Review: Legion

Legion is the newest entry in the apocalyptic thriller genre. The film takes place at a diner in the middle of nowhere (I guess it's somewhere in the southwestern United States). Everything seems normal, you have your normal diner crew and a few passersby who have stopped there.
Suddenly things go haywire and a mysterious man shows up in a cop car. He tells those at the diner that the pregnant waitress's unborn child is the key to humankind's salvation, (That sounds awfully familiar). And so the adventure begins...

Jared's Take: Legion is a good movie theater movie. By that I mean that it is good to see with a group of friends. The movie has a few redeeming qualities, but I won't spoil them for you. The acting is what you would expect so there is no complaints about it. The CG is really good and it shows that considerable care was taken into making it.

Where Legion fails, in my opinion, is the fact that there is really no solid resolution to the conflict. This gripe deals specifically with the child and his (I'm assuming the child is a he) purpose. The rest of the story seemed mostly driven from one fight to the next and that made it seems as if there was no story.

Overall Legion was okay, but i say FX/TBS It.

Allan's Take:

Likes: One of the main things that impressed me about this movie was the good special effects. The fx were consistently well done and convincing unlike those of "Daybreakers". Also the acting was very believable. The dialogue was about things that are necessary in the given situation and, although there some mild comedic moments, it was pretty serious stuff.

Dislikes: Overall I wasn't incredibly impressed with how the story itself unfolded. It didn't really explain in any real detail why specific things in the movie were happening and certain characters.

RENT It!