Will Smith and Kevin Kline star in this lousy remake of the old television series. After the Civil War, Jim West, a black sheriff, and Dr. Artemus Gordon, a super scientist, join forces to figure out why famous scientists of the world have recently been disappearing. In the mean time, a disfigured scientist, played by Kenneth Branagh, kidnaps the president to take over the United States. Only Jim West and Artemus Gordon can save him! The best thing about the film is the acting, but the plot flies all over the place and the film is too illogical and unexciting. Wild Wild West should have been a great movie; instead, it's a waste.
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Starring:
Will Smith, Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh, Salma Hayek, Musetta Vander, Frederique Van Der Wal, Bai Ling, Sofia Eng, Ted Levine, M. Emmet Walsh
Directed by:
Barry Sonnenfeld
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1999 western/comedy
Rated PG-13
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Don Ignacio's score: C-