Review of The Avengers (1998) by Allan C — 24 Aug 2012

I really wanted to like this movie, but it's an absolute mess. I love the original series and there are many elements of the original that work well here, but the film is such a grab bag of randomness that it ends up being completely incoherent.

I blame primarily the script for the failure to adapt the TV series. Director Jeremiah S. Chechik brings a lot of style and a visually engaging style and it should have been a lot more fun seeing Sean Connery playing what could have been a fun send up of James Bond villains, but overall the film is a major disappointment.