First off, I have to admit: I never followed the Jonah Hex comic books. I never found him interesting. As a kid, I wanted flashy costumes, gadgets, and amazing powers. Jonah Hex didn't really have that. All I knew was he was a hideously scarred bounty hunter.
Like almost every movie based on a comic book property, Jonah Hex, direct by Jimmy Hayward (Horton Hears A Who!), takes extreme liberties with the source material. The biggest being Hex's newfound supernatural ability to talk to the dead, which never appeared in the comics. While I know something like that would turn off fans, I liked the idea, even if it was lifted from the TV series "Pushing Daisies". It added, what the comics needed. In my opinion, it made a boring character into a worthy "super" hero. Unfortunately, the movie itself wasn't good enough to overcome the criticism of it's core audience, and win over any new fans.
Josh Brolin, as Jonah Hex, is sufficient, although anyone who has seen Milk, No Country For Old Men, or even Goonies, can tell you he's a better actor than what is on display here. Megan Fox (Lilah) adds nothing to the story, and it's obvious that she's only here to attract the 13 year old boys who drolled over her in Transformers. John Malkovich as Quentin Turnball is a formidable opponent, but his character is never fleshed out enough to understand much about him, other than the revenge factor. The most interesting character was Burke, played by Michael Fassbender. He's the tattooed right-hand man of Turnball, and the only actor in the film that appears to be putting any effort into it.
All in all, I found some entertainment value in the weaponry, and action sequences. It wasn't a complete waste of time.
Rated PG13, Runtime 81mns
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