Expected more

A lot of fun.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.

There aren't all that many fantastical genre movies with a 19th century setting. Even less that are original enough not to involve Sherlock Holmes, Dracula or such. So I certainly give The Adventurer points for being a truly new addition to cinematic Gaslight Fantasy and Steampunk. So if you love the Victorian period as well, the aesthetic of this film has something to offer you.Unfortunately as a whole it doesn't sit that well with me. It's so obviously based on a young adult novel that it's jarring to an older audience. There are family films capable of being loved by all ages, The Adventurer isn't one of these. The story isn't that strong and many characters behave cartoonishly. As the plot advanced I felt myself caring less and less. Still I do not regret watching it. But if you do see it, manage your expectations.

I am surprised at the other reviewers; I think the one point that most reviewers are missing is that it's a children's movie based on a children's book. My ten year old son loved it. It's hard to find clean action-adventure movies that appeal to boys and this one worked well. Sword fights, near death moments, supernatural content, chase scenes all without excessive gore, cleavage, or foul language.Several comments have been made about the poor acting. I didn't see that. Come on folks, Sam Niell is the main bad guy.This movie is available on Netflix. There is a sequel in the making and we'll watch that when it comes out.

The time and place are somewhere that has both steampunk and fantastic elements. The clothing and cultural affect is late Victorian; the technology, steam, mechanical, with some electricity, but no electronics. The dual quests are for a lost brother and a magical, powerful box.The Mundi family and Charity are on one side of the quest for the box. Luger and Monica are on a different side. Charity gains some particular intelligence about Luger's efforts, plus a broken key relevant to the box. He relays some information and the pieces of the key. Soon thereafter, the Mundi family is attacked. Charity helps Mariah escape, but Charles, Catherine, and Felix are kidnapped. The parents, Charles and Catherine, and questioned harshly by Luger, and Felix is made to work in a particular mine.Mariah works at Luger's hotel to gain intelligence, disguised as a new porter. He has some success at this, and meets Sacha. After Luger gets the two broken key pieces from Felix and Mariah, he adds another piece to complete it. The fun really begins, as Luger gets closer to the box.-----Scores-----Cinematography: 8/10 Dark and murky, but well shot.Sound: 9/10 No problems.Acting: 7/10 Sam Neill was good, as was Michael Sheen. Aneurin Neuman grew on me during the film.Screenplay: 8/10 Moves right along. I'm looking forward to the sequel. As a YA film, this was fine.

Okay, this movie is far from award-worthy, but it is nowhere near as awful as people think it is. After discovering it online and reading several mixed reviews, I had to see for myself. Yes, the plot is thin and predictable, and the acting is one-dimensional. Some of the characters are actually quite laughable. But it's a fun, easy-to-watch movie that is excellent for kids since there is very little violence. It starts out really good, but it gets pretty silly as it goes along. It would have been a lot better if they hadn't tried to make it so challenging. If they had made it what it really was, a fun, lightweight kids' movie, it would have been a lot better. But some parts (avoiding spoilers here, but you'll see what I mean if you watch it) are absolutely ridiculous. Had they not included those absurd sub-plots, this would have been throughly watchable and more enjoyable. All in all, it's not the horrible disappointment that people are claiming it to be. But if you go in with high expectations, it will be. It's nothing more than a fun, simple adventure movie targeted at kids that i, as an adult, still found more than watchable.