Photo illustration by Martin Tsai/Critic's Notebook
Dear Will,
First of all, I am a fan. Although I loathed the mindless jingoism of "Independence Day" and the idiocy of "Wild Wild West," I think that "Men in Black" and "Bad Boys" are two of the most entertaining summer blockbusters in recent memory. I also think you are generally underrated as an actor because I remember your fine performances in "Where the Day Takes You," "Six Degrees of Separation" and even "The Pursuit of Happyness," which – let's be real – was some overwrought, Oscar-pandering shit in many ways, but your performance was good nonetheless.