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14 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 60VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonEven when the blood-and-thunder hokiness of the over-the-top plot tilts perilously close to absurdity, the admirably straight-faced performances by well-cast lead players provide just enough counterbalance to sustain audience curiosity and sympathy.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe film has enough entertaining action and sly humor to please its target audience.
- 60Time OutKeith UhlichTime OutKeith UhlichOften resembles a prime John Carpenter thriller--call it "Assault on Manger 13"--until an overcaffeinated angel-fu climax significantly lowers the intelligence quotient.
- 42Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment WeeklyAfter a brisk start, the script turns out to be a rough and humorless beast slouching its way towards utter ludicrousness.
- 40New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanEven if you overlook the lousy lighting, awkward editing, and uneven acting, there's so much talking -- and so little story -- that your mind is likely to wander.
- The leaden dialogue and flat-footed storytelling hobble a talented cast.
- 40Boxoffice MagazinePete HammondBoxoffice MagazinePete HammondEssentially a B-movie dressed up with A-level special effects, Legion looks spiffy but sounds bad with a lot of overwritten dialogue scenes and predictable action.
- 33The A.V. ClubTasha RobinsonThe A.V. ClubTasha RobinsonA cartoonishly grim supernatural thriller that could stand a lot less talk and a lot more thrills.
- Legion may traffic in signposts of the apocalypse, but the whole affair mostly indicates that we're in the movie wasteland that is January.
- 25Orlando SentinelRoger MooreOrlando SentinelRoger MooreProfane, profanely silly and blasphemous to beat the band, Legion begins well before plunging into the abyss of tedium.