Thunderbirds
Dangerous missions are the bread and butter of the Thunderbirds, a high-tech secret force employed by the government. Led by Jeff Tracy (Bill Paxton), the Thunderbirds are at the top of their game, but their nemesis, The Hood (Ben Kingsley), has landed on their island and is attempting a coup by using the team's rescue vehicles. He'll soon discover that the Thunderbirds won't go down.
Critics Sentiment
Alan rescues submerged monorail with Thunderbird 4
Hood reveals plan to rob banks with Thunderbird 2
From the disappointing bank robbery plot reveal to the impressive London monorail rescue sequence, showing how visual spectacle could temporarily overcome story problems.
Critics found Thunderbirds a missed opportunity that betrayed the original series by focusing on bratty children instead of the adult Tracy team. While Sophie Myles as Lady Penelope and some visual effects sequences earned praise, the film was widely criticized for poor writing, wooden acting, and reducing a sophisticated rescue concept to cartoonish antics. The sentiment remained consistently low throughout, with only brief upticks during action sequences.
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Brady Corbet
Alan Tracy
Bill Paxton
Jeff Tracy
Anthony Edwards
Brains
Ben Kingsley
The Hood
Sophia Myles
Lady Penelope
Vanessa Hudgens
Tintin
Philip Winchester
Scott Tracy
Soren Fulton
Fermat
Debora Weston
Teacher
Lou Hirsch
Headmaster
Alex Barringer
Excited Kid
Demetri Goritsas
News Anchor
Genie Francis
Lisa Lowe
Deobia Oparei
Mullion
Kyle Herbert
Know-It-All Kid
Dominic Colenso
Virgil Tracy
Ben Torgersen
Gordon Tracy
Ron Cook
Parker
Johannes Zadrozny
Panhead
Nicola Walker
Panhead's Mother
Crew
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