Cool concept. The movie asks the question, if there were a group of superheroes in the 19th century, who would such a group contain? Only a handful of famous characters from 19th century literature, that's who. The forming of the league was by far the best part of the movie with the recruitment of Dr. Jekyll really standing out. Then, the league is finally created, the action starts, and the movie falls flat on its face.
The action scenes ranged in quality from average to poor and the plot didn't make much sense. I'm still not sure why Moriarty wanted Quartermain in the league. Is he looking to create an army of worldly adventurers? Also, I couldn't understand Tom Sawyer's role. He stood out like a sore thumb. You could tell he didn't belong and he stole the focus away from the other characters. Before Sawyer appeared, Quartermain was an interesting character. After Sawyer appeared, Quartermain was basically Tom's mentor, and little else.
The early scenes are great, and the movie is almost worth seeing for the novelty of seeing 19th century superheroes, but if it's good superhero action you want, go see X-Men 2 instead.
The action scenes ranged in quality from average to poor and the plot didn't make much sense. I'm still not sure why Moriarty wanted Quartermain in the league. Is he looking to create an army of worldly adventurers? Also, I couldn't understand Tom Sawyer's role. He stood out like a sore thumb. You could tell he didn't belong and he stole the focus away from the other characters. Before Sawyer appeared, Quartermain was an interesting character. After Sawyer appeared, Quartermain was basically Tom's mentor, and little else.
The early scenes are great, and the movie is almost worth seeing for the novelty of seeing 19th century superheroes, but if it's good superhero action you want, go see X-Men 2 instead.