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Genre :

Thriller, Action

Release Date :

January 22, 2010

MPAA Rating :

Director :

Scott Charles Stewart

Starring :

Paul Bettany, Dennis Quaid, Tyrese Gibson, Jon Tenney, Lucas Black, Kate Walsh, Charles S. Dutton, Adrianne Palicki, Doug Jones, Kevin Durand, Willa Holland

REVIEWS RATE: Critics Readers [Rate It]

Review rate : C-

“..there are times when Legion barely seems to have been written at all..”

by Clark Collis [Entertainment Weekly]

“..the film has enough entertaining action and sly humor to please its target audience..”

by Frank Scheck [Hollywood Reporter]

“..ludicrous..”

by Robert Abele [LA Times]

“..Legion is the perfect example of an "everything in the trailer" release...”

by Bill Gibron [Filmcritic.com]

“..cheesy apocalyptic thriller that wasn't even good enough to screen for critics in advance...”

by Elizabeth Weitzman [NY Daily News]

“..Amid a bull market for end-of-days tales, "Legion" stands out for its explicitly biblical underpinnings and its claustrophobia..”

by Mike Hale [NY Times]

Review rate : B-

“..a decent piece of mindless entertainment..”

by Luke Y. Thompson [E! Online]

Review rate : D-
Reviewed by Tasha Robinson [A.V. Club]

Reviewed by Roger Moore [Orlando Sentinel]

Reviewed by Joe Leydon [Variety]

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