Dialogue stays sharp and Macdonald never lest the pace sag. What follows is an invigorating olde world adventure where mistrust, redemption and unknown tribes reside. Life, life, LIFE! Here is where the film becomes a character piece as two men from different walks of life, enemies with anger and determination gnawing away at their souls, traverse the magnificent Scottish Highlands (Dod Mantle's photography is breath taking at times) to solve the mystery of The Ninth. A turn of events then sees Marcus come by way of Bell's slave, incidents are defined and we then move into the second half of the picture. Great to report that CGI and digital blood are not dominating proceedings, this is very human, even if the editing is of the whippy kind. We get some clanking sword play and splendid synchronised army manoeuvres as a garrison defence unfolds. First half is all about character introduction and motives required for plotting. All things are in place for a rollicking tale of courage, friendship and honour, and the film mostly delivers on its premise. A film of two different, but equally enjoyable, halves, The Eagle is a delightful throw back to the swords and shields movies of old. It is perhaps his destiny that he go forth into Caledonia to maybe solve the mystery and restore honour to the family name? Better angry than dead. He carries a burden, though, for the Ninth Legion was led by his father. 20 years later and Marcus Flavius Aquila (Tatum) arrives in Britain to serve as a garrison commander. In 120 AD, The Roman Ninth Legion marched into Caledonia, they, along with their precious Golden Eagle standard, were never seen again. Music is scored by Atli Örvarsson and cinematography by Anthony Dod Mantle. It stars Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell, Donald Sutherland, Tahar Rahim and Mark Strong. ![]() The Eagle is directed by Kevin Macdonald and adapted to screenplay by Jeremy Brock from the book The Eagle of the Ninth written by Rosemary Sutcliff.
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