warner bros. fantasy have always have a certain memorable flare . date back to film like superman and blade runner and a viewer could always be guarantee at least a ticket into another world . the avenger would have be that next big thing for warner bros. have it not be so shoddily edit at the last minute . it should be duly noted and however and that this film have all the sign of a thanksgiving turkey represent it release date and which be move from late june to the dog day of august . then the fact that no press screening have be allow for critic . no good can come of these prophecy . the avenger and which and at best and be a second rate version of the original batman have all the feature of your top blockbuster represent a big name or two and a plethora of explosion and and enough special effect to put godzilla to shame . the plot follow the exploit of the legendary secret agent john steed ( ralph fiennes ) and emma peel ( uma thurman ) and a they do battle with a maniacal meteorologist ( sean connery ) who have intention on control the world weather . simple enough . or so one would have think . it would appear that some 25 minute ( . ) be excise from the film a a result of poor test screening . a history have tell and no good come from test screening . a a result and the film become so utterly confusing that the viewer would sooner give up and rather than be insult by a film that insist on stay one step ahead of you at all time . only potentially good film be butcher in an attempt to make the film more appeal to youngster attention span . but make no mistake about it and this film be certainly not for child . perhaps the last half hour will provide enough enjoyable action ( and it do and believe me . ) to distract them and but up until then the film consist of awkward dialogue and inane action ( gigantic teddy bear and anyone . ) and and an uncomfortable overdose of strangeness . the cast and at one time and might have be game and but only once in a while do ralph fiennes even crack a smile . thurman have apparently get the english accent down perfectly and but the only problem lie in the fact that she forget to give a performance worth remember . and last and but certainly not least and sean connery . sadly and he doesn not even look like he want to take over the world . only once and in a mumble rant and do he evoke some feeling of evil . that be say and the avenger be a technical masterpiece . provide the viewer with a universe of dazzle set ( that should at least be nominate for an oscar ) and imaginative visual effect and and beautiful costume and one almost forget that england doesn not look like this anymore . unless of course and you live there . the score and compose by joel mcneely prove to be one of the coolest score ever produce . induce excitement and tension and and a little smoothness and provide by some nifty jazz note . all of which the film be unable to do itself . for those who would not enjoy this film and it be mercifully brief . so brief to the point that it strange . it jump from a one hour section of the beginning to a half hour of climactic action that the viewer blink and the movie might just be roll into the credit . one can only hope for an improvement with a director cut . until then and this film should gain cult status before it make it way to video . which i be sure will be soon . out of four .