The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen takes place in an alternate universe where the characters of several literary classics exist in reality. As if that weren't enough, they've been assembled together in 1900 by Queen Victoria as a team of evil-fighting heroes. Among them are Allan Quatermain from H. Rider Haggard's King Solomon's Mines; Mina Harker from Bram Stoker's Dracula; Tom Sawyer from several works by Mark Twain; Dorian Gray from Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray; Captain Nemo from Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea; The Invisible Man from H.G. Wells book of the same name; and several others. Working together, the odd assortment of characters must combine their powers to defeat a mysterious villain and save the world from certain destruction.
I really expected more from a Sean Connery film. The premise seemed interesting and should have translated well into an action packed, blockbuster film. Instead, it turned out that the plot was a little cheesy and I never felt any type of emotion about what the League was trying to accomplish which meant I was indifferent and wasn't rooting for them. This made for a rather ho-hum experience. The special effects could have been way better as well, which doesn't say much for a film that relied heavily on them. The ending left it open for a sequel, but I don't think it's nearly good enough to subject anyone to another film unless they get a better director and maybe a larger budget for special effects. Not worth the time to watch it.
Rating: 2 of 5 stars
Would I watch it again: No
Starring: Sean Connery, Shane West, Stuart Townsend, Richard Roxburgh
I typically watch movies on Monday, Wednesday and Friday while riding the ACE Train from Tracy to Santa Clara. The opinions expressed are those of me, myself and I.
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This one was OK. The invisible man and Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde characters were pretty good and the special effects were at least decent.
The storyline was a little weak, but the action sequences somewhat made up for some of it.
No part of the movie was believable, but that might have been the point.
I sorta liked it. I'll give it a 2.5 of 5 and may watch it again . . . maybe . . . ya' know, maybe not.
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