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This features a wide cast of characters, and actors to portray them. Sean Connery portrays Allan Quatermain (the main whom Africa refused to let die). Sean does a great job in this film-even if it's out of his usual acting preference's. He is the main character that we follow through the story. He fits the stereotypical english man who has been has been hurt from his time spent in the war effort. The audience's really does feel for this character in the end. Nasseeruddin Shah portrays Captain Nemo; he's an actor from India brought into American Cinema's. He's does a phenomenal job presenting this popular character, and making him relatable to American audience's. Shane West portray's Tom Sawyer in all his American hero glory. In this story he has grown to become an American special agent who was sent to assist in this English case. He truly adds the standard American flare to an English film. The American flare is very subtle, and fits well within the storyline. Peta Wilson portrays Mina Harker in this story. Her beautiful voice, and deep eyes, make her perfect for the role of a vampire action chick. She just fits into the role, and make its believable. Jason Flemyng creates a unique look at Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde. He presents this character as a man conflicted with his self image, and what he wants to be, and what his elixir actually makes him into. Tony Curran is the humor within this story, and he portray's Rodney Skinner (The Invisible Man) in this tale. He really makes audience's laugh during serious moments. Stuart Townsend portays Dorian Gray, and oddly fits the role perfectly. He is able to present an innocent/guilty man and make it oddly sexy-for some audience's. Richard Roxburgh creates the character M-the main villain in this tale. Okay, now that I got through the large cast...
Okay, this has a great basis for an excellent plot. The special effects are good, but often come out quirky. Dr. Jekyll to Mr. Hyde was interestingly done. It paid homage to old style filmmaking by using cut shots to show different stages of his transformation (instead of the current smooth computer graphics that show the complete transformation from start to finish). It shows chaos created by the character, and it fits the film style well. Captain Nemo's technological equipment looks amazing in this film. However, the super massive version of Mr. Hyde-after an enemy takes too much of the elixir-is weird looking. The red giant guy just looked like a bad representation of the Hulk. The effects of Dorian Gray becoming his portrait could'be been better animated. The action sequence's are well done, and fits the character's style well. I think this is a great film for action science fiction audience's. I think it was hard for some people to see their favorite classic novel character's represented in such a new light, and the average audience wasn't yet prepared for this type of story line-not entirely anyway.
Without further adu, I give this film a 9 out of 10 stars! Some of the effects could've been better, but the overall story was great.
Answer to last blog: Arcana Cabana was the name of the store in the film The Sorcerer's Apprentice.
Que: What other role is Tony Curran popular for?
Marcus from Underworld: Evolution
Count Vladislus Dracula from Van Helsing
Marcus De Romanus from Queen of the Damned
Ashe Corven from The Crow: City of Angels
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