An average movie

Since I heard only bad things about this movie, I wasn’t expecting much but since I have a weak spot for Frank Oz and the cast involved, I still wanted to check it out. Apparently, the production on this movie was quite messy and Nicole Kidman, Matthew Broderick, and producer Scott Rudin all expressed regret for being part of this movie. Even Frank Oz has also reported regrets over his involvement as well. So, I thought it would be awful but, honestly, I don’t think it was that bad. Pretty much like the remake of ‘The Wicker Man’, I didn’t get what was the fuss about this movie. Of course, it is a weak movie, awkwardly mixing SF, thriller and comedy but I thought it was watchable. I have to admit, I haven’t seen the original version so I can’t compare both movies but , in my opinion, there was a pretty good cast (Nicole Kidman, Matthew Broderick, Bette Midler, Glenn Close, Christopher Walken, Faith Hill) and I think there was there, somewhere a pretty good movie very well hidden. The point is that I have a weak spot for this kind of stories and I thought it was quite intriguing, at least for a while. Indeed, unfortunately, the tone was quite messed up and they kept jumping from a dark scene to something lighter without much of a warning so the whole thing felt terribly half-baked. To conclude, even though I don’t think it is one of the worst movies ever made, I still have to admit that it is messy and just plain average and, obviously, it is not really worth a look.

5/10