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Wild Wild West (1999)
Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld
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Overview
Legless Southern inventor Dr. Arliss Loveless plans to rekindle the Civil War by assassinating President U.S. Grant. Only two men can stop him: gunfighter James West and master-of-disguise and inventor Artemus Gordon. The two must team up to thwart Loveless’ plans.
Rated PG-13 | Length 106 minutes
Actors
Will Smith | Kevin Kline | Kenneth Branagh | Salma Hayek | M. Emmet Walsh | Ted Levine | Frederique van der Wal | Musetta Vander | Sofia Eng | Garcelle Beauvais | Bai Ling | Rodney A. Grant | E.J. Callahan | Debra Christofferson | Buck Taylor | James Lashly | Dean Rader Duval | Jerry Wills | Mike H. McGaughy | Christian Aubert | Orestes Matacena | Ian Abercrombie | Ismael 'East' Carlo | Bob Rumnock | Gary Carlos Cervantes | Jerry Potter | Mik Scriba | Michael Sims | J.J. Perry | Dennis Keiffer | Derek Mears
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/06/2011 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 1 star |
| (Average) 1 stars |
Viewing Notes
WILD WILD WEST takes what could have been a steampunk’s wet dream and implodes in a mess of jokes and rampant punnery.
The film starts out fine, with a bit of classic Will Smith swagger and I thought, “This can’t be as bad as everyone says” (I missed it due to being too busy in college). But then, about a quarter of the way through, it’s done. The puns rampage in a mile a minute and not of an enjoyable sort; every groaner you can predict is right there on the schnoz and easily plucked. And to take it straight to the bottom, the last quarter of the movie is attacked by flying plot holes (e.g., an 80 foot steaming, groaning, popping and locking metal spider somehow creeps within 50 yards of a gathering of people).
Will Smith was fine as the Fresh Prince playing James West, Kevin Kline was just annoying, and Salma Hayek was just a cardboard standup in a corset. But, I have to say, I rather enjoyed Kenneth Brannaugh and I think it’s because he was gnawing on scenery and spitting it back out.
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