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The Avengers (1998)

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Reviews Counted:40

Fresh:6

Rotten:34

Average Rating:3.1/10

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Television

Synopsis: In the AVENGERS feature film, the characters of the cult 1960s television show are back at it again. The suave John Steed (Ralph Fiennes) and the sultry Emma Peel (Uma Thurman) team up to thwart... In the AVENGERS feature film, the characters of the cult 1960s television show are back at it again. The suave John Steed (Ralph Fiennes) and the sultry Emma Peel (Uma Thurman) team up to thwart the nefarious plans of Sir August de Wynter (Sean Connery), who is out to control the world's weather. Watch for Patrick Macnee, who played the original Steed in the TV series, as Invisible Jones. [More]

Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman, Sean Connery, Jim Broadbent

Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman, Sean Connery, Jim Broadbent, Tom Poon

Director: Jeremiah Chechik

Director: Jeremiah Chechik
Screenwriter: Don MacPherson
Producer: Jerry Weintraub
Composer: Joel McNeely

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Dec 29, 1998

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02/08/03
John R. McEwen
John R. McEwen
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Having finally been forced to watch the big screen version of the classic '60s British TV series, I have to confess that I thought it was a lot of well-intended fun.

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Ken Hanke
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01/01/00
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Oz
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The trouble is, the film's decadence isn't a put-on, it is, simply, depressingly, degeneratively, decadent.

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12/06/05
Film Threat

Instead of the ultra-sophisticated John Steed and Emma Peel, we get Ralph Fiennes and Uma Thurman, who come across more like contestants in a "cutest couple" contest.

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07/25/03
Betty Jo Tucker
Betty Jo Tucker
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01/01/00
Bryant Frazer
Bryant Frazer
Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus

Even with extensive use of the rewind function on my VCR, I couldn't piece the story together

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Carlo Cavagna
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06/18/02
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

Running a scant 90 minutes, it often feels as if a couple reels ended up on the cutting-room floor. Connery is absolutely delightful, though.

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Chuck O'Leary
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01/01/00
Dan Jardine
Dan Jardine
Apollo Guide

The movie is so disorganized that I'm not even sure what it was supposed to be about.

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David Keyes
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Edward Johnson-Ott
Edward Johnson-Ott
NUVO Newsweekly

Scenes evaporate before your very eyes. Bad puns roll off the heroes and anti-hero’s tongues and lay dead before your feet.

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01/01/00
Elias Savada
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