After the collapse of the Roman Empire, things seem to have turned on a different path. During this period, the young Romulus Augustus escapes from the city and embarks on a perilous journey. It is an unexpected trip to Britain to track a large number of supporters in these countries.
A hunk of old Brie, left all day in the glove compartment in a car on a hot summer's day, could not smell more ripe than this absurd sword'n'sandal Roman movie.
A good cast wallow about in a story you can't believe for a moment.
New York Daily News
August 20, 2007
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.
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.
