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The Avengers Review

Other Critics provided by Metacritic.com

Critics scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 1.0
    12

    out of 100

    Metascore®
    Overwhelming dislike
    based on a weighted average of all
    critic review scores.

  • 10

    out of 100

    The New York Times Janet Maslin

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

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  • 10

    out of 100

    The New York Times Elvis Mitchell

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

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  • 20

    out of 100

    Los Angeles Times Gene Seymour

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

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  • 25

    out of 100

    ReelViews James Berardinelli

    This film is an absolute mess.

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  • 33

    out of 100

    Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman

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

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  • 40

    out of 100

    Variety

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

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  • 40

    out of 100

    Newsweek David Ansen

    This is an elaborate production, but all the jazzy sets and explosions in the world can't disguise the story's complete lack of urgency.

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  • 50

    out of 100

    Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington

    A smorgasbord of bad ideas, sumptuously over-realized.

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