Everything Will Smith Touches Turns To Bubblegum

Rating: 3/10 (16 April 2009)

Will Smith is no Charleton Heston or even Vincent Price. No matter if it's a comedy, sci-fi, or R-rated action flick, everything Will Smith is involved with seems geared toward teeny boppers.
I read this book when I was a kid and wanted something bigger than The Last Man On Earth and more faithful than The Omega Man. When I found out Smith was attached I was very disappointed.
My fears were realized when I saw the thing. It was typical mediocre bubblegum for lame brained youths.
What really got my goat, however, was the stupidity of Smith's character when his silly dog dies. It had me rolling my eyes and ready to leave the theater.
The syrupy contrived happy ending made me want to puke in my popcorn. I Am Legend by Richard Matheson had a downbeat ending that gave meaning to the book's title. This shouldn't have been called I Am Legend. I Am Stupid is more like it.