Wild Wild West

Name: Wild Wild West
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Comedy, Western
Released: June 30, 1999
Duration: 106 min
Rating: 38
Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Kevin Kline, Will Smith

1999

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Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: June 30, 1999 | PG-13

Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Kevin Kline, Will Smith

Summary: A retro epic that mixes witty science fiction with hip-hop savoir-faire -- all set against a Western background. (Warner Bros.)

Director: Barry Sonnenfeld

Genre(s): Action, Sci-Fi, Comedy, Western

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 106 min

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Film.com Peter Brunette

Lots of laughs, lots of fisticuffs, lots of cool toys, lots of stuff getting blown up: Who could ask for anything more from a summer movie? Read full review

Stephanie Zacharek

A movie that's dazzling as you watch it and immediately unsatisfying afterward. Read full review

Kenneth Turan

The film sacrifices playfulness and humor to concentrate on a relentless display of elaborate but ho-hum gadgets and gizmos. Read full review

Todd McCarthy

As impressive as the industrial-style special effects may be, they're both too much and not enough for this mild mild West. Read full review

Owen Gleiberman

The fusion of cheekiness and deliberately overscaled fantasy never jells. Read full review

Peter Rainer

From the look of this film, its prime appreciators will be heavy-metal futurist dweebs. Read full review

David Denby

The movie is exhausting, utterly without feeling, and pointless -- though Smith looks great in his Western outfit. Read full review

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AT9

Mar 17, 2019

I liked it. Learning Civil War history for me is just as freaky as watching this wild ride of a film and the acting was fantastic. This was my first Kenneth Branagh and Kevin Kline film.

0 of 14 users found this helpful014

ThisIsSparta666

Jan 17, 2017

A very strange, hilarious, and ultimately fun popcorn flick, don't believe all of the people who think cinema should be a serious, logical affair, just kick back and enjoy the skeleton-like mix of crazy machinery, random humor and some rather nice shots of the film

1 of 24 users found this helpful123

Pama300

Jan 17, 2017

2 of 33 users found this helpful231

darvell

May 26, 2019

Wild Wild West is a western movie unlike any other western film. The sets and effects are so jawdropping that it really helps and makes the film standout like what it was like in the western days, I would highly recommend watching this film with your family as it is a movie that can't beWild Wild West is a western movie unlike any other western film. The sets and effects are so jawdropping that it really helps and makes the film standout like what it was like in the western days, I would highly recommend watching this film with your family as it is a movie that can't be missed or forgotten as having starred Will Smith… Expand

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nonaste

Jan 8, 2017

This was an entertaining movie. The real reason that it got such a poor rating is because there are a heap of racists out there who simply can't stand the thought of a "BLACK" ( horrors upon horrors) James T. West. Get over it. Will Smith did an exemplary job of acting as did Kevin Cline.This was an entertaining movie. The real reason that it got such a poor rating is because there are a heap of racists out there who simply can't stand the thought of a "BLACK" ( horrors upon horrors) James T. West. Get over it. Will Smith did an exemplary job of acting as did Kevin Cline. Kenneth Branagh was brilliant as Doctor Arliss Loveless and was beautiful and alluring, as always. I've enjoyed watching this delightful film twice and plan on watching it again.… Expand

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Kai82

Sep 1, 2020

An entertaining movie with flaws that is fast forgotten by the viewer. It received a lot of negative ratings and many golden raspberries. While being no masterpiece or good movie it is nowhere near the worst movies of all times. It is a western action comedy with steampunk elements and madAn entertaining movie with flaws that is fast forgotten by the viewer. It received a lot of negative ratings and many golden raspberries. While being no masterpiece or good movie it is nowhere near the worst movies of all times. It is a western action comedy with steampunk elements and mad science. It is the story of James West played by Will Smith and Artemus Gordon played by Kevin Kline. Together these different characters have to uncover a plot with mayor impacts for the Wild West and the USA (sorry cant give more details because of spoilers). The setting should be a mayor plus but it feels like half measures. With this I mean they should have lean more in one or the other direction. More steampunk, action or more western. The mixture strangely dilutes all parts. There are many good scenes but strangely again all did not work well enough. The acting is nearly the same. While delivering the characters as intended it feels a bit lifeless. I think that in some scenes the actors were bored or annoyed by the script. Then there is the humor and dialog. There are nearly no good lines and not enough humor that works in the movie. I think with an improved script and better dialog garnered with humor it could be a hit. Shanghai Noon did it far better in each category in the following year. Overall this is watchable but fast forgotten. I recommend Shanghai Noon if you like western action comedies instead or the classics by Sergio Leone or the John Wayne movies instead.… Expand

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Loise

Sep 13, 2011

It may be me but I do not like this movie (except for Rodney A Grant as Hudson). The story is very thin and the laughs are cheap. The movie contains great actors so it could have been so mush better

3 of 35 users found this helpful332

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