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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

US Box Office: $0

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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Reviews for Wild Wild West

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Full Review Source: Dark Horizons | comment Comment
10/30/06
Garth Franklin
Garth Franklin
Dark Horizons
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Wild Wild Worst, Worst Worst West, Vile Vile West -- I haven't decided which is my favourite alternate title but they all apply to this hulking, overblown piece of celluloid garbage.

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
01/01/00
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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

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

A stylish, witty, imaginative diversion.

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01/01/00
Brian Farnham
Brian Farnham
Citysearch

Will Smith is a mighty star, so fabulously charismatic and adorably self-confident that he almost overcomes the blatantly dumb plotting of Barry Sonnenfeld's version of the old Robert Conrad TV series.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia City Paper | comment Comment
01/01/00
Cynthia Fuchs
Cynthia Fuchs
Philadelphia City Paper

It was fun.

Full Review Source: Blunt Review | comment Comment
02/14/01
Emily Blunt
Emily Blunt
Blunt Review

Moderately amusing.

Full Review Source: Compuserve | comment Comment
01/01/00
Harvey S. Karten
Harvey S. Karten
Compuserve

Though Wild Wild West's story never comes together (what Salma Hayek's character has to do with anything is a mystery), it generates a good amount of laughs.

Full Review Source: Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) | comment Comment
07/02/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

The most special effect in the movie is the incandescent star power of Will Smith.

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01/01/00
Joe Leydon
Joe Leydon
MSNBC

The sheer fun generated by the characterizations will provide enough entertainment value for the average moviegoer.

Full Review Source: Film Quips Online | comment Comment
02/08/03
John R. McEwen
John R. McEwen
Film Quips Online

Sonnenfeld's cheerful irreverence keeps it reasonable.

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

I recommend you suspend any whiff of disbelief and enjoy Sonnenfeld's hammy sci-fi Western, set in the late 1860s.

Full Review Source: Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) | comment Comment
07/02/04
Judith Egerton
Judith Egerton
Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)

It makes for a satisfying summer moviegoing experience.

Full Review Source: Montreal Film Journal | comment Comment
09/10/02
Kevin N. Laforest
Kevin N. Laforest
Montreal Film Journal

Wild Wild West is fun and funny where it should have been wild and wilder.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
01/01/00
Louis B. Hobson
Louis B. Hobson
Jam! Movies

This is exactly the right kind of movie fun for a scorching hot summer day when your brain is too tired to think and will settle for being amused.

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01/01/00
Mike McGranaghan
Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat

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Full Review Source: Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies | comment Comment
01/01/00
Nell Minow
Nell Minow
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

There's no denying that the picture is a mess; but speaking as someone who finds the 'blockbuster rhythm' to be generally stupefying, there's some pleasure to be had in tuning in those rogue notes.

Full Review Source: Nashville Scene | comment Comment
01/01/00
Noel Murray
Noel Murray
Nashville Scene

Wild Wild West is hardly flawless, but it's lots of fun nevertheless.

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01/01/00
Peter Brunette
Peter Brunette
Film.com

This film is fun most of the time.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
03/22/02
Ray Conlogue
Ray Conlogue
Globe and Mail
 
 
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