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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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Oh, I am so angry I paid full price! Don't make the same mistake I did! I can save you the trouble and pain and bitterness. Listen to me. Don't go see it!

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

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

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Edward Johnson-Ott
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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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