By Meredith Hritz, ’10, A&E Editor

Director Scott Stewart has been a part of many highly acclaimed movies, such as Iron Man, Live Free or Die Hard, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, and Superman Returns; and now, his newest creation has hit theaters. Legion tells the biblical tale of the wrath of God. God commands his angels to descend to the earth and punish his ungrateful children. The story takes place in a rundown diner in a desert far from any civilization. This diner is home to a young pregnant woman named Charlie; a man named Jeeps, played by Lukas Black; his father, Dennis Quaid;  and Percy, the chef. Soon they are accompanied by an uppity family of three and a loner in pursuit of saving his son. The group reluctantly unites when attacks by ordinary humans possessed by hell-bent angels come flooding in. Death seems imminent until a fallen angel named Michael, Paul Bettany of The Da Vinci Code, informs the odd group that Charlie’s unborn child will save mankind—that is, if they aren’t all killed first.

With a few terrifying scenes of zombie-like murders, this movie certainly has its riveting moments; however, as plot development goes, it leaves much to be desired. Much of the movie is spent swearing and blowing the heads off of possessed ice cream men and elderly women. Now, while there’s nothing wrong with a good zombie flick, with a plot as complex as the relationship between God and humankind, this movie requires a bit more depth. Overall, I give it a B-. It’s a good thrill, but not intellectually stimulating.

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