A failed attempt at a very interesting idea

Rating: 6/10 (27 December 2007)

It's a very interesting idea for a story--something worth putting thought into. However, perhaps more thought should have been spent. Theatrically, this was a decent movie. We all know that Will Smith can act. The sets were pretty sweet. These elements mean nothing, unfortunately, if the story which they attempt to tell is littered with holes and problems. For instance, a lack of exposition and character development made it impossible to sympathize with any of the characters. If the theme of the story truly was about God's place in tragedies such as that described in the movie, then the writers absolutely failed to deliver the most important part of the story.
In a nutshell: Kudos for coming up with a good idea, but I'm sorry that it really didn't work out.