Film199898 min

Legionnaire

Name: Legionnaire
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Thriller
Released: 1998
Duration: 98 min
Cast: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Steven Berkoff, Nicholas Farrell, Jim Carter

Taste attributes: actionadventuredramahistorythrillerhistoricalmartial artsfasttried & testedunsavouryheavysimplelinearbig & variedall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardy

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"A fugitive from a killer. A remote outpost. A fight to the death."

Boxlist takeExpansive and very fast: an uncomplicated thriller, heavy rather than light. Best if you like pace over patience.

Taste details

Pace: very fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

5.6 /10

TMDB · 379 votes

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What lines up

Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined

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Synopsis

Alain Lefevre is a boxer paid by a Marseille mobster to take a dive. When he wins the fight he attempts to flee to America with the mobster's girlfriend Katrina. This plan fails and he seeks escape by joining the foreign legion. As part of the legion he tangles with abusive lieutenant Steinkampf and bonds with legionnaires Luther, Mackintosh and Rosetti.

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