Christopher Forbes is fascinated with the 19th century, especially the American Civil War and the Old West. I will say in defense that he chose an interesting person for his bio of Wade Hampton of South Carolina. "Hampton's Legion" qualifies as a cinematic history brochure about a captivating Confederate officer who armed and clothed his soldiers. Probably my favorite part concerned the spectators at the Battle of Bull Run and the efforts of both North and South as well as medical personnel to disperse these rubberneckers. It looks like Forbes went out and filmed re-enactors and then spliced that footage into this 80-minute biography. The acting is subpar. They recite rather than deliver their lines and lack any intonation. The production values are solid, but there is no real drama that you can dig into because of its length. The amazing thing is Forbes is able to churn out these pseudo-war films and westerns. The photography is gorgeous as are the standing houses from another era. Real Civil War buffs will complain about the lack of name generals participating in battles. Meantime, Hampton deserves a better bio, but celebrating a traitor in this day and age is difficult.

This rubbish of a film does not even grade as a good high school project. Horrible in every way.

This is a biopic of Wade Hampton III who fought in the Civil War from SC and financed much of his own army.

This is a very low budget film that uses the same group of Civil War reenactors, I believe from the Aiken-Augusta area. They use the same field to film all their battles, ignoring the fact of hills or mountains. Jezibell Anat fancies herself as an actress, which she ain't, but the best thing the film has going with frequent pauses of forgotten lines. They are making several Civil War films in an attempt to glorify the lost cause. It would help if they were entertaining.

Guide: No swearing, sex, or nudity.