Viewed in
2008
Premise
Will Smith plays a grumpy, alcoholic superhero in Los Angeles.
Who should watch
Fans of Mr. Smith.
Thoughts
Pretty much all the funny and cool stuff from the trailer was in the first act.
I thought there could have been a lot more fun with a disgruntled superhero facing public relations complications. However, it seemed the writers ran out of ideas.
After that, the rest was a totally different movie. Once the love triangle was established between Smith and Charlize Theron (as Jason Bateman's wife), everything went serious and cgi-expensive. Which brought up another marketing problem. Not only did they just advertise the first half of the movie, they completely disavowed the fact that Theron was part of the cast!
On a real personal note, the train wreck scene was shot very near my workplace, so I know how much was real props and how much was computer generated.
Will Smith was awesome, and was almost worth the price of admission, but the story just plain ruined the movie. There are a ton of great Will Smith action flicks out there, and I would rather just re-watch one of his classics.
What I would change
More steady cams!
Random
The list of producers has got to be one of the most eclectic I have ever seen.
