The Only Movie I've Ever Truly HATED
When
this film came out I was completely hyped to see it. I mean who wouldn't be?
Branaugh, Smith, Kline, Hayek, Sonnenfeld; how could it miss? My sister saw it
first, and although I usually value her opinion on films, there have been
exceptions, so I overlooked her advice and went to see for myself. This is one
of the few times I wish I'd listened to my sister.
In my opinion there are a handful of movie categories; great, good, not good
but has redeeming qualities (ie cinematography or editing), fluffy fun, barely
worth the effort, and NEVER should've happened. I had to add the last category
when I saw WWW. What a waste of some brilliant talent. Branaugh's character was
impossible to redeem. His dialogue was way too cheesy, his manner inexplicable.
Kline and Smith don't fare any better. While there is the occasional joke that
plays off, they are too few and far between to even rate this as "not good
but has redeeming qualities". The story was beyond stupid, the 'plot
twists' could only be laughing referred to as such. The entire range of
dialogue was sickening.
Oddly one of the few scenes worth the time for me, is the one most hated in
general. It's the verbal sparring match between Branaugh and Smith, with the
non-PC references. They were offensive, but that was the entire point. If they
had used that take, being funny without trying to pander to political
correctness, through the film they might've made something worth $8.50. Instead
it looks like they tried too hard to be PG-13 with most of the comedy.
In addition, the effects were pathetic, the cinematography (which at least
should've been good based on the time they were working with) was parochial at
best, and even the costumes seemed annoying. Overall this movie was a majorly
failed attempt, and an unforgiveable waste of some of our best comedic
performers.
However, if you’ve seen the original Evening with Kevin Smith, and heard the story of his involvement with the Superman remake (which was also produced by Jon Peters), you will totally understand why this movie failed miserably in every way.
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