Major misfire with too much going on. Only comes alive in sporadic moments

Rating: 3/10 (5 July 2008)

Major misfire from Will Smith concerning a superhero with a drinking problem who decides to redo his image of destruction.
Based on what many have considered a great script "Tonight He Comes" (which I haven't read but which I've read about) this is a movie with some really good ideas, which after bobbling them for an hour drops them as they add another 15 to the mix.
The idea is that its lonely being a superhero and that one would eventually begin to drink because one was all alone. Drink causes problems as does anger problems- usually resulting in millions of dollars in insurance claims. The idea is rather clever and its one thats been used before in better films like Superguy: Behind the Cape a pseudo-documentary about the problems of being a superhero. Its a good idea as I said and there are moments here where they pull it off but its only in the odd moment and every now and again.(even if there are tons of unanswered logic problems) Which is fine for the first hour where the jokes and the effort to put something together comes across as an okay time filler (which I hated to spend money on-at its best this is a cable flick). The trouble is that about an hour into the movie it begins to add in plot points that come out of left field. First there is a twist that plays out badly over the next half hour then a major plot development occurs that drives the film to its conclusion. In that last half hour enough plot for at least another 90 minutes is set up and the rushed through.Of course the twists are so WTF that with in the context of the film that as it stands now that the film completely falls on its face. I kept wanting to reach for the remote to jump to the end (curse the movie theater experience).
There is a good story in there somewhere but someone-probably several someones- botched the film.(I read there were lots of rewrites and passes through the editing suites) A perfect example of how not to make a movie by committee (and will probably be on my worst of the year list for that reason).
a final 3 out of 10 (despite some early moments and great lines) This kind of skirts the PG13 and R border. I thought it was R until I saw other wise. Frankly its probably more R then PG13 thanks to language and violence