Grimerlana
Plenty to Like, Plenty to Dislike
Steineded
How sad is this?
SnoopyStyle
John Steed (Ralph Fiennes) is a top agent of The Ministry. Someone has sabotaged the weather shield Prospero program. Mother (Jim Broadbent) brings in former head of the program Emma Peel (Uma Thurman) to help investigate as a partner with Steed and as a prime suspect. Her double is seen on the security camera and Father (Fiona Shaw) wonders if she suffers from mental illness. They visit former Ministry man weather-obsessed Sir August De Wynter (Sean Connery).This is trying very hard to be funny. It's a lot of wacky but none of it is actually funny. The movie comes with all kinds of bells and whistles. The other problem is that none of it is thrilling. It is so silly that it can't maintain any tension. It's a basic miscalculation at the movie's DNA level.
ExpHurtFan
In my point of view, I thought it was funny when needed,action-packed and had really good scripts, but I don't really see how people don't like this movie. I have watched it, and I kind of enjoyed watching it. Now all I wish (and I hope no one will judge) they could make a second movie because in my opinion...I LOVED IT! After seeing all of the negative reviews, I just want to say,its not all that bad. I don't really see the problem with this movie, so I am just going to say, maybe people don't like it because it's a little different to what we usually watch, but it kind of fits in with the Inspecter Gadget and those 90's Action-Hero type movies. I'm not tying to get at the people who don't like this film, but I am simply asking that you give in to it a bit more.
frodisman
I only give it 2 stars for the fact that I love the classic characters and Sean Connery. First off some say it's not worth griping about. Wrong. I could have written a better screenplay. First off they just meet for the first time? Mother was NEVER a character in the Peel series except till the last episode. The relationship between the two was never really brought to light except in hints, but naturally the movie biz can't make a film without the romantic stuff. The intro is bland. The script is awful. I'm sure Patrick Macnee, Diana Rigg and even Honor Blackman laughed when they saw it and probably embarrassed. I never liked the Linda Thorson season much although some stories would have benefited Emma Peel. This movie could have made due without the "Mother" character. I thought Ralph Fiennes was acceptable as Steed. Not so much Uma Thurman. The movie is pointless compared to the series and someone should have boxed up that script and buried it. The series is one of my favorite TV shows of all time. Couldn't wait for the film. After seeing it I was devastated. I'm sure not the only fan who was. Skip it.
rorymacveigh
Apparently American's taking the Mickey out of the British has hit an all new low and to be honest, I used to enjoy this film. It had some weird effects, some strange characters and Sean Connery (which is fantastic to begin with), but much like Batman and Robin, when I grew up, I couldn't help but think that this film is just a clumsy mess, attempting to portray the British as a bunch of 'Tea before Scones' types yet again, almost as if it were a propaganda movie. The acting is incredibly half-baked, showing that the actors really didn't put much effort into this film, the special effects aren't that special, the story is your basic 'hold the world for ransom' ploy and the rest I don't care to mention.It's obvious they were trying to make their own version's of the Bond films by making things overly complicated in terms of devices and usage. For example, when Emma Peel is given a package by a secret mailman telling her to answer the phone in order to receive her orders. My question there is, why? Why not just phone her as she would just answer the telephone instinctively like any other person would, she doesn't need to be told how to do basic things by letter unless she suffers from learning difficulties. The instructions they give her are to meet her Secret Agent accomplice John Steed at a Gentleman's Club, a place where no women can go. How stupid is that? Also, when she get's there, John comments on how she doesn't play by the rules. Where the hell was that coming from? They were stupid enough to order her to go to this place where no women can go.Next problem, Peel has video evidence incriminating her for sabotaging her own project and yet this secret Ministy allows her the chance to solve her own crime!!! What in the name of God are they thinking?! They think this is smart? Chances are if she was a real villain she'd head off with Steed before killing him in some dark alley and jumping the country within the first 12 minutes, and this Ministry, which seems to have a thing about giving Male Agents Female titles and Female Agents Male titles, wouldn't have a clue where she's gone. There's also a Clone of Emma Peel, which seems to hark back to the Double Man, and there's an Invisible Man! I though it was bad enough in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, but this gag is really too stupid for words! Anyway, this film is just silly, with corny acting, a plain as cardboard story and logic that is illogical, you'd better just give it a miss!
