I’m very picky with the movies I watch and make sure I lurk around the internet to get a mild idea on what a film is about before willing myself to purchase a ticket. 95% of the movies I have seen so far were decent, some brilliant… at least, in my own opinion. The remaining 5% were results of bad judgment or because my friends wanted me to come see the movie with them.
In this case, for 2010 movie Legion, it was the latter. The moment I saw the trailer, I knew immediately that it wasn’t my cup of tea simply because it had 3 things that I don’t like seeing in movies.
1.) An end of days storyline. I’m just NOT a big fan of the topic.
2.) Zombies or, in this case, people who were possessed by angels. Apparently, these guys didn’t have strong enough faith in God so angels were sent to take over their bodies, act like zombies, and kill people. Uhhhm… okay.
3.) Gory deaths. As much as I hate bloody deaths (with a few exception, e.g. Kill Bill), when I do decide to pay for a movie that suggested gory scenes, I expect it to deliver. I found the death scenes a little amateurish and totally predictable. The reason of their deaths were even cheesier.
I didn’t even understand why and how the birth will stop the apocalypse. But maybe it was because I was no longer paying attention because the dialogues were horrendous. The characterizations didn’t seem well-thought of, bland, and cliche. The possessed monsters were inconsistent.
On a positive note, I liked the cinematography.