1999
·106m
Wild Wild West
Summary
Legless Southern inventor Dr. Arliss Loveless plans to rekindle the Civil War by assassinating President Ulysses 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.
Director
Barry Sonnenfeld
Screenplay
Jeffrey Price
Screenplay
Peter S. Seaman
Screenplay
Brent Maddock
Screenplay
S.S. Wilson
Story
Jim Thomas
Story
John Thomas
Reviews
John Chard
February 28, 2016
Steampunk Blockbusterdom!
Barry Sonnenfeld's Wild Wild West is a film that I have avoided for over 15 years. I have no frame of reference with the source materials, but even though I'm a big Westerns fan, it wasn't this, or the critical pounding it got on release, that kept me away. It was the original trailers for it, it just looked like a garbled over budgeted mess - which it kinda is.
However, that's not to say there isn't fun to be had, because for all its many failings (poor effects, poor script, waste of a strong cast, superficiality), there is some verve and swagger, excitement, Will Smith's likability and some splendid gadgets. Having very low expectations no doubt helped me out, but I would hardly call this a 1/10 type of film. I say chill out with a beer, turn the home cinema speakers up and just roll with it, because thinking about it too deeply could possibly make you angry... 5/10
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$170,000,000.00
Revenue:
$222,104,681.00
