Review: In ‘Independence Day: Resurgence,’ the Fault Is Not in the Fireworks - The New York Times
Manohla Dargis
Smith, unfortunately, declined to appear in the sequel, leaving his two from “Independence Day,” Bill Pullman and Jeff Goldblum, to give it that old school try alongside veterans like Judd Hirsch and Brent Spiner, far and away the movie’s most valuable player.
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