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Critical reaction

The film received mostly negative reviews from critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 17% of 74 critics have given the film a positive review, with a rating average of 3.7 out of 10.[8] Among Rotten Tomatoes' "Top Critics", which consists of popular and notable critics from the top newspapers, websites, television and radio programs, the film holds an overall approval rating of 25%, based on a sample of 8 reviews. The site's general consensus is that "Despite a solid cast and intermittent thrills, Legion suffers from a curiously languid pace, confused plot, and an excess of dialogue."[9] Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 0–100 reviews from film critics, has a rating score of 32 based on 14 reviews.[10]

Nomad of Dread Central gave the film a one and a half out of five, saying, "The finished product is shockingly bad. If countless angles of people firing guns with spent shells clinking to the ground is all your heart yearns for, then Legion may be your ideal Saturday night. Hoping for anything more is an exercise in futility. Spare yourself the agony."[11] Brad Miska of Bloody Disgusting.com gave it 1 out of 5 skulls, calling it "a prude film with some potential. It’s boring, slow paced and it takes itself way too seriously."[12] Variety film critic Joe Leydon gave the film a mixed analysis. Lyedon claimed "Even when the blood-and-thunder hokiness of the over-the-top plot tilts perilously close to absurdity, the admirably straight-faced performances by well-cast lead players provide just enough counterbalance to sustain aud curiosity and sympathy."[13] Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter also gave the film a mixed review stating "As the above description demonstrates, the goings-on in Legion are seriously silly (not to mention more than a little derivative of endless movies, especially the Terminator series), but director Scott Stewart has provided enough stylish finesse to make the proceedings a real hoot."[14]

Some critics and groups contend that Legion is "blasphemous" and sends an "anti-Christian" message by depicting an untrue nature of God and angels,[15][16][17][18][19][20][21] while telling a story about a "faux messiah".[15]

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