Swiss cheese

Rating: 1/10 (1 April 2003)

I know very well that this movie is geared towards U.S. audiences, and that it is supposed to be fun, and that it is not supposed to be taken seriously, but COME ON!! First we have the walking Jewish stereotype of Judd Hirsch, the wisecracking black stereotype of Will Smith, the stereotypes of every other section of humanity (those foolish New-Agers, don't they realise that wanting peace makes us susceptible to horrible electric death?), the terrible action movie cliches, the complete disregard for the most basic laws of physics, and finally the fact that this movie is deeply insulting to everyone who is not an American (i.e. most of humanity). I really don't think that there is any excuse for irresponsible film-making, but then again it wasn't ME that made hundreds of millions of dollars on this. Oh well, my fault for watching this nonsense, I suppose.
If you are ripe for some stupid, pointless entertainment (and it IS visually spectacular) then shut off your brain and rent this film. If you are a fan of Will Smith, then rent this film. If you are a fan of virtually every other actor appearing here, then rent something else lest your estimation of everyone involved plummet.