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| THE BARBERSHOP MOVIE REVIEW This week's reviewed movie is: The Eagle |
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Eagle is an old-fashioned period sword fighting film about going
behind enemy lines to recover a bronze eagle (stolen from the
Roman-occupied Britain's Ninth Legion). There's a powerful relationship that grows with two sworn enemies -- one a slave, the other a Roman soldier -- who depend on each other for survival. It's an okay, reasonably entertaining film in its own right. |
The story of
Hadrian's Wall and the lost Ninth Battalion is a story that is
compelling and well worth telling. However, with no chemistry, quick-cut action sequences, and filmed as dark as possible, this quest to retrieve Rome's missing symbol beyond that fortification evokes feelings of weariness, distrust, and frankly boredom. It's a good story with a bad script, told poorly. |
The movie is an action-filled Roman
historical adventure about a brave, heroic soldier and his slave who go
looking in the mountains of Scotland for a Roman emblem known as the
Eagle of the Ninth Legion. I thought this film was an above-average ancient rough and rugged action tale involving swords and sandals and savage tribes in combat. In my view, the whole production, including acting, is put together in a good-old-fashioned way, with a satisfying buddy-bonding conclusion. |
