Review of Centurion (2010) by Bence L — 17 Jun 2011

You might already know that what you may naturally expect from Neil Marshall is blood and guts flying around, which he of course does quite well. But in this certain case, this is really not nearly enough and the movie doesn't have much more to show up either.

So, while visually impressing and with a potent production value Centurion gradually drifts into an alibi for repeated scenes of people cutting other peoples throats. Problem is that the over the top splish-splash gutting and cutting just seems out of place here, considering the movie tries to be rather serious (historically correct??). On the other hand attempts of giving the movie meaning are the other things that seem out of place, so where does this leave us...?

Not that Neil Marshal would be a useless director, I just think this is not his scope. Or if this was his attempt to emerge as a "serious" movie maker than maybe he should have refrained from the gore and give attention to the characters I guess.

I'd wish he'd go back to movies with smaller scope, I want more of The Decent, where his abilities where sufficient and more then welcome. I just don't see any potential in him directing something of luminous range, if for nothing else, then for the fact that he can't get over himself with the blood and guts thing. Well, on the other hand I guess this is what is expected of him.

Unfortunately Centurion however turned out being forgettable.

5/10.