Metacritic Movie Ratings
Legion Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 60

  out of 100

  VarietyJoe Leydon

  Even 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.

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• 60

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck

  The film has enough entertaining action and sly humor to please its target audience.

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• 42

  out of 100

  Entertainment Weekly

  After a brisk start, the script turns out to be a rough and humorless beast slouching its way towards utter ludicrousness.

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• 40

  out of 100

  Village Voice

  This wan rebooting of the Christ tale has decent acting, serviceable if familiar visual effects, a few jump-in-your-seat moments, and the always crowd-pleasing gimmick of a senior citizen cussing up a storm. But the down time between action scenes is deadly dull and the film's hoary cinematic shorthand (i.e., a young Black man enters the film to the sound of hip-hop and fights with his baby mama) is more terrifying than anything else served up.

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• 40

  out of 100

  The New York Times

  The leaden dialogue and flat-footed storytelling hobble a talented cast.

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• 30

  out of 100

  Los Angeles Times

  Legion may traffic in signposts of the apocalypse, but the whole affair mostly indicates that we're in the movie wasteland that is January.

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