Legions movie review

MOVIE TITLE: Legions

This adventure movie will be available to stream online on March 17, 2023.

RATING: R

LENGTH: 2 hours 20 minutes

MOVIE REVIEW MOM GRADE: B

IN A NUTSHELL:

In 1914, shortly after the start of World War I, the Polish Legions were formed to fight for a sole purpose; independence. Battling against vast empires, the young, quick-witted legionnaires endured the onslaught of world powers to secure Poland’s sovereignty. The story follows Joseph, a deserter turned warrior, and Ola, an intelligence agent, through this tale of love and sacrifice in the face of great odds.

The film is a winner of the 2019 Polish Golden Lions award. Legions is presented by Janson Media in North America. This production from Poland is a thrilling tale of the legionary generation of 1914-1916 during WW1, which won Poland’s Independence. Legions tells the story of young people who did not hesitate to join the vortex of struggle for regaining statehood and a free Poland.

THINGS I LIKED:

I hadn’t seen any of the actors in the cast before but I thought they did an outstanding job. The cast includes Sebastian Fabijanski, Bartosz Gelner, Wiktoria Wolanska, Miroslaw Baka, Jan Fryzc, Karolina Kominek-Skuratowicz, and more.
I’m fascinated by war movies.
Beautiful cinematography
I loved the sweeping and dramatic musical score
Decent special effects.
The love triangle reminded me of Pearl Harbor (https://amzn.to/3TcQh9J )
At the end of the movie, we get to see photos of the real men and women in Poland who fought in the war to secure their country’s autonomy.
My husband has ancestors from Poland! We’d both love to visit the country someday.
I don’t know anything about the specific battles that are enacted in the movie, so I can’t tell you how accurate they or even the costume design are, but they all seemed believable.

THINGS I DIDN’T LIKE:

Sometimes, it’s hard to understand what people say. I watched the movie dubbed in English, so it was usually because the voice-over actors talked so quietly or quickly.
Some of the dialogue is pretty cliched.