Legendary

Dolph Lundgren and Scott Adkins originally teamed up for the surprisingly excellent B-movie sequel UNIVERSAL SOLDIER: DAY OF RECKONING, so LEGENDARY marks a re-pairing of the two classic fight flick stars. Sadly, it's a hugely wasted opportunity for both actors, as neither of them get any proper fighting and the whole thing is a zero budget mess. It feels more like an indie than anything else, with a bunch of routine characters heading off to China in search of a legendary giant beastie and encountering it in the most mundane way imaginable. As a massive fan of Lundgren and Adkins I was really eager to check this out, but I shouldn't have bothered. Lundgren has a small antagonist role while Adkins adopts an Indiana Jones-style persona. Both stars do their best and contribute some charisma, but the script is non-existent, the two giant CGI critters look poor, and the pacing is slow and stilted. A real missed opportunity, it pains me to say.

What do you get when you mix low budget with a poor script and weak acting? Legendary.. it was nice to see the leads in something other than a martial arts/action flick. But this movie barely makes the B rating cut.

With its current rating of 3.7, I think it's pretty safe to say that anyone going into this movie willingly is either a Adkins or Lundgren fanboy/fangirl. And, with the listed adventure/sci-fi premise, we should know to set our expectations accordingly. This is a cheesy B adventure with hints of comedy. There are no fights here (other than a handful of punches), there's no fancy CGI, what the characters do doesn't always make sense, and the cast is made up of mostly people we've never heard of. Still, I don't think it deserves a 3.7 and I definitely wouldn't say it's the worst movie I've seen this year. (Seriously, if you think the acting here is bad, you should watch Wild Horses. I've never seen anything like it - with the exception of Hartnett and Franco.) The best thing about this movie was Scott Adkins. Although he was believable as a scientist, the best parts were when he cracked little cheesy jokes and laughed at them. It was adorable! He probably smiled and laughed in this one movie more than in all of his other movies put together. Obviously, I prefer him as an angry badass, but I accept that he also needs to do other types of characters to show his range. And those who enjoy Lundgren, although he's not the main character here and we see less of him, they will probably like his typical bad guy persona with really nice hair.

God I get SUCH a kick from all of you "Couch Critics"..... think your some kind of " Siskel and Ebert" can't ya just let go and ENJOY a Fun Flick? Was this A Class ? No.... but it was FUN and I love both Scott Adkins AND Dolph!!! I thoroughly enjoyed this movie... A lot of action and pretty good acting! So...... in real life, who do you think would Win the Fight? Dolph or Scott? My money goes on Dolph Lundgren! LOL