![]() In fairness, though, he's not the only one. He's not asked to be much more than a cinematic Carol Merrill here, looking glamorous while displaying a screen full of high-tech gadgets. Unfortunately, Smith's abundant charm is squandered by making him play second fiddle to a bunch of dumb machines that look like rejected maquettes from a "Star Wars" brainstorming session. Yeah, I know, it sounds terrific, doesn't it? Arliss Loveless (Branagh), who plans to take over the United States with a giant flame-throwing hydraulic robot in the shape of a tarantula. In the special effects category, West does battle not with aliens but with the evil mastermind and double amputee, Dr. Instead of Tommy Lee Jones, his quasi-adversarial sidekick is the wacky inventor Artemus Gordon (Kline), who keeps him supplied with "Get Smart"-style secret weapons like a bayonet that pops out of his boot tip. Okay, this film based on the 1960s TV comedy/sci-fi/western starring Robert Conrad does have some of the same ingredients as "Men in Black." As special government agent Jim West, Smith gets to wear cool shades, dress in black and shoot guns (albeit the 1869 version of Ray-Bans, a cowboy outfit and a six-shooter). ![]() The real reason anyone wants to watch "You are wrong. Let's face it hordes of people are not going to rush out to a 19th-century costume drama, even one with an 80-foot robot spider, to see Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh and Salma Hayek (although Ms. ![]() Waste of time, waste of money and colossal waste of talent. Besides, the movie makes you wait an hour and 47 minutes before it even lets you hear it. The best thing about "Wild Wild West" is the jaunty, Stevie Wonder-sampling title tune by Will Smith, and I'm already sick of that. Kevin Kline and Will Smith team together in "Wild Wild West."Ĭontains bloodless shooting and explosions, sexual double entendres and a couple shots of Salma Hayek's tush ![]()
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