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The Eagle (2011)

Based on Rosemary Sutcliff's novel this film is directed by Kevin Macdonald and stars Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell and Donald Sutherland. A former Roman soldier and a slave venture north of Hadrian's wall to recover a lost legion standard.

As always Scotland provides some excellent scenery for this film but it is a shame that the English based parts (which are local to me) were shot in Hungary. This is a fairly basic action film but the script does feel fairly weak and the friendship between master and slave does seem completely unearned. Nothing is especially impressive about this film and a few more scenes are needed to really flesh the film out.

3/5