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Wild Wild West (1999)

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Reviews Counted:102

Fresh:21

Rotten:81

Average Rating:3.9/10

Consensus: Thin character development and worse the comedy isn't funny.

Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: Special government agent James West (Will Smith), long on charm and wit, and special government agent Artemus Gordon (Kevin Kline), a master of disguises and a brilliant inventor of gadgets large... Special government agent James West (Will Smith), long on charm and wit, and special government agent Artemus Gordon (Kevin Kline), a master of disguises and a brilliant inventor of gadgets large and small, are each sent to track down the diabolical genius Dr. Arliss Loveless (Kenneth Branagh). Loveless is plotting to assassinate the President of the United States with the aid of his monstrously huge walking weapon-transport vehicle called The Tarantula.

West and Gordon begin as competitors but soon pool their talents to become a wily team of operatives who trust each other…most of the time.

The beautiful and mysterious entertainer Rita Escobar (Salma Hayek) complicates matters for the duo as she insinuates herself into their plans to capture Loveless. And Loveless has his own deadly team of lovely distractions -- Miss East (Bai Ling), Amazonia (Frederique Van Der Wal), Munitia (Musetta Vander) and Miss Lippenreider (Sofia Eng) -- whose unique attributes each pose a threat to the lives of West and Gordon [More]

Starring: Will Smith, Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh, Salma Hayek

Starring: Will Smith, Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh, Salma Hayek, Ted Levine, M. Emmet Walsh

Director: Barry Sonnenfeld

Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Screenwriter: S.S. Wilson, Brent Maddock, Jeffrey Price, Peter S. Seaman
Producer: Jon Peters, Barry Sonnenfeld
Composer: Elmer Bernstein

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Nov 30, 1999

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Sonnenfeld's cheerful irreverence keeps it reasonable.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment 1 Comment
05/18/08
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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Clunky and ungainly!

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
01/01/00
E! Online
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Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
03/24/02
Boston Phoenix

The most hollow of the recent Hollywood offerings.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
05/18/08
Channel 4 Film

Extremely stupid and incompetent.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
01/01/00
Amy Taubin
Amy Taubin
Village Voice
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Sonnenfeld's sardonic voice appears to have been trapped in the web of the giant iron spider that rampages through the last part of the film.

Full Review Source: Newsweek | comment Comment
05/18/08
Andrea C. Basora
Andrea C. Basora
Newsweek

A film where the concept came first and the script -- and everything else -- seems to have finished a poor second.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
05/18/08
Andrew Collins
Andrew Collins
Empire Magazine

Gets by on sheer style, as well as the irrepressible likeability of its star Will Smith.

Full Review Source: Sight and Sound | comment Comment
03/03/02
Andrew O'Hehir
Andrew O'Hehir
Sight and Sound

A totally derivative pastiche...Plenty of lame jokes!

Full Review Source: culturevulture.net | comment Comment
01/01/00
Arthur Lazere
Arthur Lazere
culturevulture.net

If you don't think Kevin Kline in drag is funny, wait 'til you see Will Smith in drag -- it's even less funny.

Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | comment Comment
01/01/00
Bill Chambers
Bill Chambers
Film Freak Central

The latest in a tiresome stream of adaptations of old television shows.

Full Review Source: rec.arts.movies.reviews | comment Comment
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Bob Bloom
Bob Bloom
rec.arts.movies.reviews

The ace in the hole in Wild Wild West is Shakespearean Kenneth Branagh as the villain, Loveless.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
06/18/02
Bob Graham
Bob Graham
San Francisco Chronicle
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A stylish, witty, imaginative diversion.

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Brian Farnham
Brian Farnham
Citysearch

It's shallow, predictable and completely overblown, but it's also good-natured and reasonably fun.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
01/01/00
Brian Webster
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

A thoroughly misconceived mishmash of pop attitude, nostalgia and James Bond-style gadgetry turns the fondly remembered Western TV series into a monumental misfire of a summer action movie.

Full Review Source: Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus | comment Comment
01/01/00
Bryant Frazer
Bryant Frazer
Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus

A mountain of bad writing, a confusing plot, atrocious jokes and surprisingly bad special effects.

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Charlie McCollum
Charlie McCollum
San Jose Mercury News

The future of the nation and the life of a president are at stake, but no one expresses fear because they're too busy being cool.

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01/01/00
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

It isn't funny, and it isn't exciting.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
01/01/00
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

Although most of the jokes fall flat and the action isn't all that creative, what's missing most from the film is a sense of wonder and magic.

Full Review Source: Matinee Magazine | comment Comment
01/01/00
Chuck Rudolph
Chuck Rudolph
Matinee Magazine

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Cornell & Petricelli
Cornell & Petricelli
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