I'd like to defend the giant Teddy Bears too. What I can't defend is Uma Therman's slaying of the 'Emma Peel' legend. As a devoted follower of the original 60s television program (let's face it, if you weren't you probably wouldn't have bothered with this film, really - pray they never remake 'The Prisoner' for the big screen) I had mixed feelings about this film. I thought the plot was brilliant and Sean Connery excellent as yer typical English Eccentric Megolmaniac but it was severely let down by a director who couldn't direct actors and a lead actress you couldn't find her character. Flawed but not one of the worst films ever made (just compare it to The Perfect Storm or any recent James Bond and you'll see what I mean).
Review of The Avengers
