“Collateral Beauty” (*1/2 out of four) was a collateral mess starring Will Smith as a successful NYC advertising executive who retreats from life after suffering the tragic loss of his daughter and then seeks answers from the universe by writing letters to Love, Time, and Death, while his concerned friends and co-workers (Edward Norton, Kate Winslet, and Keira Knightley) try to re-connect and reach him. Unbearably hokey and contrived movie is full of good intentions but laughable at times; first-rate cast and some nice directorial touches by director David Frankel are wasted. A bizarre starring vehicle for Smith, which recalls his 2008 misfire “Seven Pounds” at times.