First off, I'm a huge fan of the TV series, and this film had none of its wit or charm.
The script was terrible from start to finish. The whole racist angle was quite misplaced. I'd be willing to bet that at least half of racist terminology used by Branagh was historically inaccurate, but that's neither here nor there, it was simply unnecessary.
Sonnenfeld had the opportunity and certainly the talent(both his own and that of his cast) to make a classic western/spy/action/comedy, instead he just made a $170 million pile of poop.
On a positive note, I liked the giant spider machine and the wheelchair F/X.
2/10 or 1/2*(out of 4)
The script was terrible from start to finish. The whole racist angle was quite misplaced. I'd be willing to bet that at least half of racist terminology used by Branagh was historically inaccurate, but that's neither here nor there, it was simply unnecessary.
Sonnenfeld had the opportunity and certainly the talent(both his own and that of his cast) to make a classic western/spy/action/comedy, instead he just made a $170 million pile of poop.
On a positive note, I liked the giant spider machine and the wheelchair F/X.
2/10 or 1/2*(out of 4)