Much derided and much hated blockbuster from 1999, i decide to revisit and see if this is as bad as the reputation that it has gathered over the years.
Jim West is a guns-a-blazing former Civil War hero. Artemus Gordon is an inventive U.S. Marshal who excels in disguise. When the United States is threatened by psychotic Confederate Arliss Loveless, President Ulysses Grant teams the duo up to bring him to justice. On a hazard-packed train journey from Washington D.C. to Utah, West and Gordon must combine their skills to best Loveless and his diabolical machines.
As a blockbuster this is a failure and far too over the top CGI effects really take away from the spirit in which this movie was originally intended. Its not a movie to be taken seriously and if you just sit down with no expectations and watch it as a Sunday afternoon family fun movie it can actually be enjoyable.
Will Smith, playing the role he seems to have perfected and is able to mould into any part, ala Men In Black and here, is good, and Kevin Klein is perfect in the role of the slightly eccentric and inventive Marshall.
But the worst thing about this is Kenneth Branagh. The performance he gives can only be for a big paycheck.
But for all the derisive comments and reviews this has got over the years, i have to say that i don't fully agree and think this is a watchable movie.
5/10
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