The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen 2003 by AverageMansReviews

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen 2003 by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: there is flashing effects/colourful effects/shooting/stabbing/transformation/feeding/burning/disfigurement/hunting/squashing/impaling/running over/suicide.

Bring together The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: one of the members of this group is Allan Quatermain [Sean Connery] they have four days to get to Venice to stop The Fantom [Richard Roxburgh] hitting another target this conference which is being held to discuss him in the first place and what action should be taken against him from creating this World War situation as he keeps waging wars on different countries. The pacing for this 110 minutes film is something safe and reliable, but having said that now I should point out to my younger readers this film was made in time for the MCU [Marvel Cinematic Universe] or/and the DCEU [DC Extended Universe or the Worlds of DC or whatever they want to be called,] so don't expect too much. For the much older there can remember how films like this subject matter used to be made as in its content and so on and so forth; yes it does very much have that feeling and presentation to it.

The action sequences are okay, they do their job, they are done with the approach of high octane action. When we first meet Allan Quatermain in this bar in Kenya with these other which are hunters or something like that may or may not be retired old men and there has been a hit placed on Allan Quatermain by The Fantom; his henchman turn up at this bar to shoot this stand-in Allan Quatermain  [because the real one doesn't want to deal with his fans or anything that doesn't interest the real one,] so this stand-in Allan Quatermain gets short when he acknowledges he is Allan, which kicks off this lengthy action sequence with these old individuals and the real Allan taking care of business. There is some comical bits and pieces in this action sequence as well; Allan Quatermain shoots this henchman's armoured plating which means in one movement he takes a hit on his plate falls back but still on his feet turned around and runs into this thick beam which is part of this pub/building.

The major and I repeat major art of this project is Nautilus which can travel on and underneath the sea everything about this vessel outside or inside is just highly creative art; trust me when you see it for the first time it is something you won't be able to miss, it is massive; it's captain is captain Nemo [Naseeruddin Shah] and clean and tidy black-and-white sequence which is excellent, I just can't talk too much about it, because it would definitely give too much of the film away.

The character developments and performances; generally speaking first of all the character developments do their job as well, I mean the only character developments which were really interesting are/were  Dr. Henry Jekyll/ Mr. Edward Hyde [Jason Flemyng,] because whomever was in control can hear/see the other by voices or reflections of anything that would reflect, so for an example we could have Dr. Henry Jekyll in control on the outside, but on the inside Edward Hyde which if they were to come across and mirror Dr. Henry Jekyll wouldn't see his reflection but Mr. Edward Hyde which was/is a great way to delve into how these kind of character coexist and work. The performances; they are what they are doing what they are meant to be doing, don't get me wrong it is great to see Sean Connery doing his thing with his stage presence and everything that comes with someone of this legendary status and then there is everyone else which does okay in comparison or if not still okay.

This film receives: 5/10, this film is mixed; for me this film ranges between three marks, depending where I was is depending what mark, so I just went with the mark I kept going through, so yes straight down the middle, but I don't like how this film ends uses the style of a question-mark. This film also has 12 Nominees accredited to its name, which some of them are not positive awards; Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA 2004 Saturn Award Best Supporting Actress Peta Wilson and Golden Schmoes Awards 2003 Golden Schmoes Worst Movie of the Year.