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The Avengers

 Starring: Uma Thurman, Ralph Fiennes and Sean Connery

 Directed by: Jeremiah S. Chechik

 Rated PG-13

 Genre: Action

 Synopsis: A mad scientist is hell bent on controlling the worlds weather and it is up to John Steed and Emma Peel to stop him.

 My Thoughts: The television series was way before my time, but I watched the old re-runs with Diana Rigg  and Patrick Macnee, and I loved the old time english spy feel that the television series had, but sadly this film did not have the same enthusiasm that the series had.

   Scorecard

     Acting- I have never been a fan of Uma Thurman, I have like her in only one film, and this was not it. She is overrated and she should not have been cast to play Emma Peel. Ralph Fiennes is a very talented actor, but he did a really terrible job as John Steed and Thurman and Fiennes together had absolutely no chemistry between each other. Sean Connery as the mad scientist August de Wynter was the only really interesting character (more on that in story) but his acting job really fell flat. (0)

     Direction- The direction of the movie went NOWHERE. Which is a real shame because you would think it would be really easy to make a good movie out of a really successful television show. (0)

    Story- A mad scientist is trying to control earths weather. I have always liked the idea of a crazy person trying to control the weather. I thought that the general story was okay. I did not like the way the characters where written though. (1/2)

     Expectations- I had expected way too much out of this movie. Like I said earlier, I loved the show, so I was hoping that this film would be as good, until I found out who was playing Emma Peel, and everything went down hill from there. (0)

     Boring?- Sadly, this film was edited down to 90 minutes or so from 150 minutes, and it was still a very boring movie. There was not a lot of action, there was no suspense, there was nothing to keep you wanting more of this movie. And I sure didn't want any more after the first 20 minutes. (0)

  Final Score: 1/2 out of 5

 Final Thoughts: It's a real shame that this movie wasn't better. This television show was one of my favorites as a teenager, but the film turned out to be a complete waste of time, money and energy. Do not see this film unless you like Uma Thurman, and even then, do expect a whole lot. 

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