vraiment ? et un légionnaire noir dans la 9ème Légion ? t'es sûr ? en Britannia ? et un Arabe aussi avec. non l'Empire Romain SPQR, pas Star Varzes bordel de merde !īon évidemment, des guerrières enragées chez Les "Pictes". It's a good film but perhaps should have been an even better one regardless of the budgetĭe bons acteurs fort sympathiques ici avec le solide Fassbender et le plus rare mais très convaincant West mais aussi et surtout bien sûr Olga chérie toujours aussi jolie, bien maquillée et fardée à la barbare avec ses peintures de guerre (bleues.) comme dans. It's a film that could be somewhat more cerebral and character driven but has sacrificed this in order to be a violent historical action adventure that doesn't let up. In fact the infamous line about Afghanistan being " The grave yard of empires " is almost spoken in relation to the PictsĪnd that's perhaps the underlying fundamental problem with CENTURION. By this I mean an all conquering super power finding itself unable to decisively beat an indigenous population. One possibly might suggest that there's a subtext on Afghanistan going on here somewhere. Neither side is painted in black and white and the Romans are helped by the fact that they're played by a likable cast. I'll say one thing in favour of the director and that is he's able to make a film where the British Isles have been invaded and the modern day British audience are still able to empathise with the invaders to an extent. That said films such as THE NAKED PREY and APOCALYPTO don't have much in the way of conversation either If someone makes a bio-pic on Elvis then Neil Marshall will not be that director. I had hoped for a little bit more conversation and a little bit less action please. When characters sit down and talk you find yourself hoping for a bit more character interaction but this rug is pulled from under the audiences feet and we're back to a bloody set-piece regardless if it's needed or not. If there's a problem it's as in his other films Marshall shows a slight problem with pacing. I saw this on the same day as I saw the last RAMBO movie and there's not a world of difference between the two movies where violence is concerned, people are decapitated and disemboweled and rivers run red with blood. At least the Scotland here resembles the gloomy bleak landscape seen in Winterįrom the outset Marshall shows his genre roots by making CENTURION as violent as possible. That said he knows Scotland very well since his previous films DOG SOLDIERS and DOOMSDAY were both set there even if they were filmed in Luxumberg and South Africa respectively. An established horror director isn't the first person you'd think of when choosing a director to make a historical adventure featuring ancient Rome in their battle to tame the Picts. I suppose I should give his Hellboy a re-watch (of which I do not have fond memories), and his latest The Reckoning (of which the star is his fiance and has an awful lot of controversy surrounding her).Neil Marshall seems an odd choice for this type of movie. But he contributed to some high quality series beyond GoT, including Hannibal, Westworld, and Black Sails. Marshall transitioned to TV after Centurion bombed at the box office, although whether that is why I don't know. Olga Kurylenko as the mute Pict Etain is a standout - striking in her war paint and deadly as a GoT Sand Snake. Michael Fassbender is excellent as always, and he's rounded out by a solid cast including Dominick West, Liam Cunningham, Imogen Poots and Riz Ahmed. It's clear why he got the nod to direct a bunch of Games of Thrones episodes. A historical fiction rendition of the battles between the Romans and Picts in the North of Britain, Centurion features authentic sets and costumes, excellent acting, interesting characters, and brutally violent battle scenes (his horror bonafides clearly come through here).
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