One of the lesser-known DC Comics characters is destined to remain that way thanks to this disjointed, off-putting paranormal western from Horton Hears a Who! director Jimmy Hayward. With his gift for talking to the dead, disfigured bounty hunter Jonah Hex (Josh Brolin) seeks revenge on Southern general Quentin Turnbull (the hammy John Malkovich), who slaughtered his family and threatens post-American Civil War security. With its Wild Wild West mix of gothic gun-slinging and sci-fi weaponry, the script (from Crank duo Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, who were initially in line to direct) fails to deliver even the cheapest thrills or heroic action, being neither spirited nor dark enough. The film is clearly stitched together from ruthlessly edited bare bones (it runs 81 minutes, including extensive credits), reducing plot coherence to a minimum as Hex's origin story lurches to the foreground after each explosive set piece misses its target. Megan Fox plays a hooker with a heart who's involved with Hex, but her character has little to do and is as unbelievable as this dull and messy ride through supernatural Clint Eastwood territory.

Gunslinger Jonah Hex is appointed by President Ulysses Grant to track down terrorist Quentin Turnbull, a former Confederate officer determined on unleashing hell on earth. Jonah not only secures freedom by accepting this task, he also gets revenge on the man who slew his wife and child.