Was this a satire of SFs?

Rating: 7/10 (7 August 2000)

The thing I liked best about this film was that the actors seemed to be having such a great time. Jeff Goldblum was much too intelligent to take himself seriously, although I was delighted if he was indeed using a Mac to get the bad guys. Bill Pullman seemed to have a tiny smile throughout the film that said, "Don't take me seriously folks; I'm having a ball!" And Will Smith was just being himself. If you don't take the movie any more seriously than the actors (most of whom are very good at what they've done in the past), you could indeed leave your brain at the door and still enjoy it. I like to think of this as satire of SF; then all the silly, unbelievable stuff comes together.