This caused Val Kilmer's downfall and he was blamed for this movie's failure. It was the SCRIPT/SCREENPLAY. I'm surprised David Brown didn't see that problem to begin with. First, they should have gotten rid of the cold fusion component. They were banking on being prescient, that it's the next big thing and they lost. A script doctor could have saved the movie. It's understandable that Kilmer wanted to do different characters based on saints which they should have focused on. So much blood under the bridge...
