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Avenger
MOVIE: TNT, Sunday 4/9 at 8:00p (120 minutes)


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Starring Sam Elliott, Timothy Hutton, David Hayman, William Hope, Jamie Bartlett, Lucy Russell, and James Cromwell

Sam Elliott stars as a former Special Forces soldier-turned-vigilante who seeks to avenge his daughter's death at the hands of her Peruvian drug-lord husband in this adaptation of a Frederick Forsyth novel.

GENRE(S):	Action / Adventure, Drama
FIRST AIR DATE:	April 9, 2006

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

Variety Brian Lowry

It's been done countless times before ("The Equalizer," perhaps foremost, comes to mind), but Elliott's no-nonsense performance manages to render this a cathartic exercise in old-style vengeance.

Entertainment Weekly Jeff Jensen

Ever wondered what a mediocre season of 24 would look like compressed into two hours? [7 Apr 2006, p.57]

Hollywood Reporter Ray Richmond

Moody, stylish and sometimes incomprehensible.... But what saves the day at least in part is Elliott, who has a charismatic way of rising above even so-so material.

The New York Times Anita Gates

"Avenger" strives hard to create atmosphere with insistent, percussive music and self-conscious camerawork... The film might have done better to concentrate on character development or more forceful dialogue.

New York Magazine John Leonard

Timothy Hutton and James Cromwell ought to be interesting as CIA heavies. But Hutton was better in the 1998 Showtime movie Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within... And... Cromwell... doubtless misses the brains at Six Feet Under.

New York Daily News David Hinckley

The improbabilities in the story pile up until the drama collapses.

Boston Globe Matthew Gilbert

The plotting is so nonsensical you'll have to work to keep yourself from thinking -- if you don't change the channel, of course.

The average user rating for this tv show is 10.0 (out of 10) based on 3 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

rae e gave it a10:
If the man showa up-its already a hit-sooo sexy it"ll keep you watching....

Kathy J gave it a10:
It was very good and sam elliott is the best even though he is very underrated.I loved watching it and wish it was a weekly series with SaM even though I know that won't happen.It sure beats watching a bunch of women cry over their love lives,and yes,I am a woman who likes Desperate housewives but I had rather watch Sam Elliott any day of the week!

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Avenger MOVIE: TNT, Sunday 4/9 at 8:00p (120 minutes)

Avenger
MOVIE: TNT, Sunday 4/9 at 8:00p (120 minutes)