Cuba Gooding Jr. May Be "Hardwired" For Failure

E-Ville Librarian@evpl — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:01:00 GMT

Do you remember the days of Jerry McGuire when Cuba Gooding Jr. played a cut, overly-emotional, oscar-accepting superstar? What happened to that guy? I'm not sure when the still-young actor jumped the shark, but Daddy Day Camp? The Devil's Tomb? Wrong Turn at Tahoe? Hardwired? These last three I am particularly interested in seeing due to the fact they seemed to have gone straight from shooting to DVD. Not a good sign for a one-time A-List actor. "Hardwired" with a few no-name actors and Val "What's-Up-With-His-Hair" Kilmer, this movie had to be as low budget as they come. Couple that with the fact that everything felt as though it was shot on a sound stage, and you've got an hour and a half of Cuba running around. The premise, while mildly interesting in its Orwellian commercialism, is only marginally flushed out of this turkey before the end heavy-handedly stuffs the viewer for a sequel. Trust ol' E'Ville, the first platefull of this will guarantee no return visits. As a side note what's up with Val Kilmer's blue screen cameos??? Is this guy turning into the next Marlon Brando?? Line!?! "The Horror ..."

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Cuba Gooding Jr. May Be "Hardwired" For Failure