REVIEWS

"WILD WILD WEST"

I like Barry Sonnenfeld's work. He's a director who directs in a style contingent to the kinda film he's making. For movies like "The Addams Family" and "Men in Black," he directs in a wacky style. For the more mature stuff like "For Love or Money" and "Get Shorty," he's more restrained, but still making things interesting. With "Wild Wild West," Barry Sonnenfeld didn't know what to do. He was given a crap script (the kind written by too many different writers) and did what he could. Sadly, he fell flat on his face.

Will Smith plays "James T. West" (like "Mission: Impossible," this movie spits on the faces of those who may have been fans of the TV show it was based on), and he's definitely a charismatic enough actor to carry a movie, but this script was too crappy. It was hopeless.

Salma Hayek as eye candy couldn't save this movie. Not even the great Kenneth Branagh could.

What were they thinking?

Scale of 1-10: 3