Despite the occasional gleam of wit, very little is to be taken seriously -- not the story, not the acting and certainly not the history.
– John Anderson,
Newsday,
20 Aug 2007
rotten:
I have too much respect for Kingsley and Firth to believe they did this for anything other than the money, and to their credit, they give their best efforts.
– Jack Mathews,
New York Daily News,
20 Aug 2007
rotten:
Every once in a while, though, Firth's eyebrow hints, Can you believe I'm wearing this dorky leather breastplate?
– Lisa Schwarzbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Aug 2007
rotten:
Crudely mangling Arthurian legend into Roman history, this creaky swords 'n' sandals romper trundles forward like a hurriedly upholstered TV movie.
– Jonathan Crocker,
Time Out,
19 Oct 2007
rotten:
There are, after all, aimed at young audiences plenty of movies more mean-spirited, indiscriminate and obnoxious than The Last Legion. But at the same time there are plenty that are, alas, less frustrating.