Good, but could have been much better

Rating: 8/10 (3 August 2004)

I really liked this film, and found it inventive and entertaining. Did not even see any huge plot holes that movies like this usually contain. Unfortunately, the director had Will Smith play it campy, like his usual self in summer blockbusters. It is a real shame, as it sticks out like a sore thumb. Such wisecracking really belongs in movies that are truly over-the-top, like Men in Black. This movie could have kept a serious tone throughout and still carried the audience.
For those not caught up in the special effects, the movie drives home an important lesson about the corrosive effects of the nanny state on our freedoms.