I love this movie, I've been watching it up and down since I was little. It's just stupid fun with some heartfelt moments in between, nothing more, nothing less. The action is not 'good' - it's fun to watch and the dynamic between the two main protagonists is just perfect.I really don't get the hate. It seems everybody took this movie really seriously... come on, the very first scene should tip everybody off, this is just some stupid over the top movie where you can safely store your higher thinking somewhere in the back of your mind and be content with the silly things you get

I don't really understand why this is rated so poorly. The movie was rich in humor and balanced with clean action. Its not a movie like magnificent 7 because it wasn't meant to be. Its Will Smith with Kevin Kline... Its not going to be a crazy mind blowing type of movie. I loved how they slipped in the beautiful Salma Hayek in the movie kind of like a supporting character. I enjoyed it and I believe if you haven't seen it you should.

Hoy people are paranoid of Will Smith dudes be nice or he will Hancock to you OK i give 10 to give Will Smith a break OK is just a movie duded. And Kenneth Branagh and Kevin Kline my the road to El Dorado guys. And Kenneth will be awesome ignore nostalgia critic hate OK. And this movie is silly and creative stop being a man child of hate OK. Stop hating the wii you and death race 2050

I don't get the hate for Barry Sonnenfield's Wild Wild West. I just don't. It's like I saw a completely different film than the entire rest of the continent. To my knowledge, there's me and a couple other friends I know who love and cherish it, and the rest of the world has seemingly cast it out into the cold, inexplicably bashing it no end. Wtf. It's a rollicking good time, full of a brilliant blend of situational and slapstick humour, lively characters from a great group of performers, incredible production design, and a dash of swash and buckle. It may not have much in common with the 1960's era TV show its based on, but kudos to it for breaking new ground. Will Smith plays Marshall Jim West, a cocky (there's literally a small window of freeze frame where you can see his ebony schlock in full glory. And don't even ask me how I know that), ballsy (ok sorry I'll stop) secret service cowboy badass who is working a case against some nasty villains who want to use president Ulysses S. Grant for diabolical ends. He's led to old foe General 'Bloodbath' McGrath (Ted Levine in a show stopping, wickedly devious southern psycho role) a confederate lowlife who will hopefully lead him to whoever is kidnapping the nation's best and brightest scientists for some Bond villain-ish scheme. West is joined by kooky inventor Artemis Gordon (a classy Kevin Kline) and the two embark on a shoot em up quest to thwart the evil plan of Dr. Arliss Loveless (Kenneth Branagh), a dastardly mega villain with plans for America that don't involve presidents or laws or anything sane. The film is endlessly inventive, wildly funny and parades forth a reel of set pieces, each more amazing than the last until we realize we're actually watching a fifty foot tall steam punk mechanical spider stomp all over the Utah desert (there's a priceless story involving that and the film's odd duck of a producer Jon Peters, which you can watch Kevin Smith regale an audience with over on YouTube). West and Gordon are joined by sultry Rita (Salma Hayek) a Femme Fatale with a hidden agenda who tags along under the guise of damsel in distress. It's just plain fun and I still don't get how anyone could dislike it. Witty barbs, raunchy double entendres and sarcastic banter permeate the wonderful script. Nifty gadgets, detailed costumes and clanking machinery speckle the epic production design. An atmosphere of playful fun oversees all of it from beginning to end. Smith and Kline make a dysfunctional buddy duo for the ages, squabbling right up until the last frame. Branagh hams it up so far over the top as the bad guy that he nearly implodes on himself. Levine is deliciously creepy and crusty. Watch for other gem performances from Bai Ling, M. Emmett Walsh, Debra Christofferson, Sofia Eng, Rodney A. Grant and Musetta Vander. If you've seen it and already love it, good for you let's go have a beer. If you've seen it and hate it, you're a silly bum (to put it mildly). If you haven't seen it, do so, form your own opinion and fall into one of the above two categories. It's a classic for me.