The Avengers (1998) Critic Reviews

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Based upon 9 Critic Reviews
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Variety | Godfrey CheshireAdd Critic to Favorites

What's missing is chemistry: the right blend of seriousness and whimsy, and charmingly compelling interplay between leads Ralph Fiennes and Uma Thurman.Read the full review

Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites

The Avengers is too enervated to qualify as even a full-scale disaster.Read the full review

ReelViews | James BerardinelliAdd Critic to Favorites

This film is an absolute mess.Read the full review

Los Angeles Times | Gene SeymourAdd Critic to Favorites

So how then do you duplicate a magic aura from 30 years ago? You don't. Read the full review

The New York Times | Elvis MitchellAdd Critic to Favorites

It's a film to gall fans of the old television series and perplex anyone else.Read the full review

Washington Post | Stephen HunterAdd Critic to Favorites

In this movie, the sense of charm has been obliterated.Read the full review

Slate | David EdelsteinAdd Critic to Favorites

There's something reassuring about the fact that The Avengers is so rotten: proof yet again that people with piles of money can hire wizard production designers but can't fake class. Read the full review

The Onion (A.V. Club) | Keith PhippsAdd Critic to Favorites

It's almost fascinating to witness just how lousy The Avengers really is.Read the full review

San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalleAdd Critic to Favorites

It's a completely botched effort -- botched in its direction, its writing and editing. Read the full review

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