A late uncredited cameo for one of the biggest stars in the firmament promises panto
dastardliness in the sequels to come (no fewer than four more have been slated).
Not exact matches
It has armored rhinos, Ruritanian power struggles, wacky inventions (e.g., nanobot shoes), sprinkles of Jules Verne and James Bond, characters who can't stop striking cool poses with bladed weapons, and a secondary villain who spends most of his screen time cackling at his own
dastardliness — the one - armed vibranium trafficker Ulysses Klaue (Andy Serkis), an uncommonly fun bad guy
in an age of humorless Steppenwolfs and Ronan The Accusers.
Also returning are the villainous Gaston (Luke Evans, quite effective
in his
dastardliness) and the cad's right - hand man LeFou (Josh Gad), who looks at his boss with a bit more than fawning admiration
in this version (The pair's big number also suffers from over-orchestration, but there's a clever gag that LeFou has to bribe the pub's regulars to sing about Gaston).
With choral hosannas a» blowing, Debney sinks
in marvelous orchestral reveals, smashing percussive
dastardliness and roguish romance.