Centurion

CENTURION (2010) - June 9, 2011
About a group of Roman soldiers who find themselves pursued by a deadly tracker and her group of soldiers, this was another winner from Neil Marshall (I think it's pretty clear at this point that the man is a master of genre filmmaking).  Featuring an expectedly great lead performance from Michael Fassbender, and a surprisingly good performance from Olga Kurylenko, who manages to be appropriately sinister in her dialogue-free role without ever veering into over-the-top, mustache-twirling territory.  The characters surrounding Fassbender could have been a bit stronger (they were mostly interchangable), and the obviously-CGI blood was distracting, but those are minor complaints for an otherwise very well-crafted, enjoyable film.  ***1/2