Half Cocked

Rating: 4/10 (8 July 2009)

This movie could have been a great comedy. It was a great comedy until it took a moribund twist during the last half hour. The film had a novel concept: a derelict superhero. Will Smith and the rest of the cast did a great job. Great special effects, funny situations. There could have been more jokes regarding Smith's attitude and scumbag ways. The film was moving merrily along until they injected the concept of Charleze's character as a duplicate superhero. The fight she had with Smith, where tornadoes and electrical storms topped off a battle where trucks were swung around was really over the top and from there on in, the film went downhill. The last part of the film was pure pathos and suddenly there's no more comedy. Terrible mistake - another film that tried to do too much and ultimately was ruined.