Product Details

• Actors: Dennis Quaid, Paul Bettany
• Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English, French
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Sony Pictures
• DVD Release Date: May 11, 2010
• Run Time: 100 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (187 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0021L8V34
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,725 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Legion" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

At a remote desert truck stop the fate of the world will be decided. Evils armies are amassing. Armed & united by the archangel michael a group of strangers become unitting soldiers on the frontlines of the apocalypse. Their mission: to protect a waitress & her unborn child from the demonic legion. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 05/11/2010 Starring: Paul Battany Lucas Black Run time: 100 minutes Rating: R

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128 of 151 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Fallen Angel Fights for Our Salvation, January 27, 2010

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Chris Pandolfi (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Legion [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)

God has lost faith in humanity, something that hasn't happened since the days of Noah. But instead of a flood, He has sent down a legion of angels, who possess the bodies of weak-minded people, turning them into ... certainly not demons, but then again, there's nothing angelic about these people, so maybe there's no other way to describe them. Anyway, it seems the only one who has kept the faith is the archangel Michael (Paul Bettany), who directly disobeys God by protecting what he was sent to destroy: A pregnant young waitress named Charlie (Adrianne Palicki), whose child was prophesized to be humanity's salvation. Upon finding her in a middle-of-nowhere New Mexico diner - named, appropriately, Paradise Falls - Michael leads a stranded group of strangers in an apocalyptic battle against the angels, who descend in droves.

What I find fascinating is that, for a film that comes across as nothing more than a violent, gory supernatural thriller, "Legion" tells a thoroughly absorbing story, one that, oddly enough, sends a message more hopeful and satisfying than the one sent by the duplicitous "The Book of Eli." I suspect few will latch onto this, since more time is spent on bloody shootouts and cornball dialogue; a basic shot consists of Bettany toting heavy artillery while someone over his shoulder swears loudly. Another basic shot shows a possessed person transforming hideously, and yes, this includes the overhyped scene of the old woman in the diner. And yet, in spite of all this, the subtexts are there, and there are moments of compelling character development.

Consider the relationship between Charlie and her boyfriend, a simple but decent mechanic named Jeep (Lucas Black); he wants to provide for her despite not being the father of her child, which she finds difficult to understand since she doesn't believe herself to be all that good of a person. She has no plans for the future. She contemplated an abortion, and even in her eighth month of pregnancy, she smokes. "Why do you have so much faith in me?" she asks Jeep, as if to suggest that it's wrong to care for someone who doesn't have it together. "Am I another one of your lost causes?" Jeep then leaves, refusing to indulge a woman who spends every moment feeling sorry for herself.

Another important relationship is examined. Jeep and his father, Bob (Dennis Quaid), haven't been getting along too well lately, although we quickly learn that Bob is really not a bad guy - he just doesn't want his son making the same mistakes he made, mistakes that left him without a wife in a poor desert town working a dead-end job. Although he has difficulty showing it, he sees the good in Jeep and wants him to put it to better use than fixing cars in a rusty garage.

From Michael's point of view, Jeep is a sign that, in spite of wars, injustice, bigotry, greed, and waste, humanity is indeed worth saving. But it won't be an easy fight; even if Charlie's child manages to be born, it will still be vulnerable to the archangel Gabriel (Kevin Durand), leader of the angel army on Earth. Unlike Michael, he believes that if God gives an order, it should never, ever be questioned. Needless to say, he and Michael are now enemies, although one gets the sense that, deep down, Gabriel wants to side with Michael.

I'm probably in the minority here, but I think that there are deeper aspects to "Legion." I also think that they redeem the disappointing screenplay, parts of which seem to have been written by a potty-mouthed sixteen-year-old. Some of the worst dialogue is given to Quaid, who at times portrays his character as nothing more than a country/western stereotype. And then there's Charles S. Dutton as a God-fearing veteran with a hook for a hand, who at one point recalls his father's words of wisdom about dying before waking up. It wasn't profound by any means, but the fact that he tried to make it seem like it was caught my attention.

"Legion" is not a great movie, and will never be seen as one. But I do think it's better than some have suggested. It tells a Christ-inspired fable that consistently kept me interested, and in spite of some bad dialogue, ridiculous action sequences, and overly gory special effects, it had surprisingly good depth of character. Its greatest accomplishment was its ability to tell a hopeful story without having to cheat at the last second, which is more than I can say for Denzel Washington's latest movie. Keep in mind, however, that this is coming from the guy who loved the critical flop "Knowing" and hated the much praised "Babel," so maybe my priorities aren't yet straight when it comes to spiritual parables.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars FALLEN ANGELS, May 31, 2010

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Michael Butts (Berkeley Springs, WV USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Legion (DVD)

LEGION is one of those movies you should probably hate, but I found myself liking it anyway. Paul Bettany plays a heaven-weary archangel Michael who disobeys God's orders to wipeout mankind. When archangel Gabriel steps in to punish him and carry out the order, all heaven breaks loose!
The film's setting in a desert cafe is the battleground and a small gathering joins in the battle.
Aforementioned plot holes aside, the movie uses its premise effectively with a good cast and visuals. Maybe hokey but fun!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars AN ANGEL AND HIS UZI-----SWEEEEEEEEET....., May 15, 2010

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Robert F. Powers "show maniac" (Quincy, Ma USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Legion (DVD)

Unfortunately that's the DVD cover and the reason for the two stars-then the movie starts and you find yourself looking at the DVD cover. Legion is a big jumble, a total mish-mash of Angel mythology,the birth of a new saviour of mankind, and Armaggeddon. But thankfully not the Ben Affleck Armaggeddon(LOL).

The plot is hard to decipher but I'll give it the old college try. Once again, God is ticked off at the wicked ways of the world, and since he already did the flood and the Noah's Ark thing, he sends his angels to wipe out mankind. The angels led by Gabriel take over the minds of weak minded humans turning the human hosts into bobble-headed, big-mouthed, crab-like wall and ceiling crawling demons. The major battle of Armaggeddon is to be fought at an out of the way greasy spoon diner in the desert run by Dennis Quaid, who looks like he was on quaidludes.(thanks Jason) The reason for the diner? One of the hash-slingers is pregnant with the new messiah and God sends his angels to make sure the child is never born. Huh??? The last time that happened, Mary and Joseph rode into town on a donkey and stayed in a filthy stable where Mary gave birth to Jesus until they had to skip town when King Herod put out a warrant for the newborn.

To continue the movie--to the rescue of the diners comes the archangel Michael who disagrees with the big boss's orders and he brings with him enough weaponry to fight the Iraq war. Let's just talk about Michael played by Paul Bettanny. He has more tattoos then a Hell's Angel. And I swear I never knew this before that Heaven has tattoo parlors and maybe a Starbucks on the corner of every cloud?

I hate this review but I'm leaving it on. Bottom line-the movie sucks.