Mr and Mrs Smith

I thought this was a great summer flick.

Went in expecting some laughs, some action, some revealing shots of Angelina and walked out satisfied.

I agree. This was a great "summer flick". Not a whole lot to it, but good action, some great one liners, and a couple of twists along the way. Mr. and Mrs. Smith was a good no brainer, with more laughs than I expected. :)


- Josh

Sorry guys...

Other than the opening therapy session, I thought that this movie was stupid. The fact that the script was someone's cinema-school thesis urks me.

Downer!!!!!!

well, i walked into the theatre feeling neutral, and the movie was a tired series of badly shot and badly edited fights.

i disagree, but maybe it's bc i walked in with such low expectations for the movie.

i thought the therapist scenes were really funny! the chemistry bw jolie & pitt is undeniable, and although there were some lines that just made you want to gag, overall, the movie was funny and entertaining. not a thought provoking movie, but a funny one that kept you entertained in your seta for the full 2 hours!

I may be wrong here, but I do believe that this is a remake of Hitchcock's "Mr. and Mrs. Smith".

It's a remake of the title only. Hitchcock's 1941 movie was the only outright screwball comedy he ever made. Of course, I haven't seen the new "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" yet. It may be a screwball comedy, too, for all I know.

John

The movie shares its premise with a TV show starring Scott Bakula and Maria Bello.

The television show was called "Mr. & Mrs. Smith." It was short-lived, running only a season in 1996. Bakula and Bello played husband-and-wife spies. I don't remember much about it, but I don't think they were trying to kill one another. Not literally, anyway.

John

"Mr. & Mrs. Smith"

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I didn't know that.
Which is the TV show that you're talking about??

definitely don't remember it...thanks for the link!
weird how they did a movie based on a show that didn't even work.
i guess that's why they changed the whole plot.

I was pleasently surprised by this. I expected a lame weak-story movie.... wich is kinda what I got. But the level of humor and cool action took me by surprise, and I really enjoyed the film even though it did not reveal to me the meaning of the universe ;)

Wether or not is was someones school thesis or not does not really influence my oppinion of the film :p

None taken. English ain't me strongest subject, but then again I'm only half bilingual.

Michael,

I hope you don't think I'm being petty in saying this, but it's the old English teacher in me: I think you mean there's nothing wrong with having and expressing an opinion, not with being opinionated. To be opinionated means to be one-sided, bigoted, stubborn, obstinate, or conceited; to have an opinion that you refuse to change. Critics, on the other hand, and I hope all people, should keep an open mind and form valid opinions where valid opinions are possible.

Still, I know what you mean and agree with you wholeheartedly. No offense meant about the definition.

John

There is nothing wrong with being opinionated, especially pertaining to movies. Given all of the zombie American filmgoers out there today, it would be nice if more people were opinionated when it comes to films, instead of watching crap everytime they go to a theater. I could probably guess that most American adults would rather pay to see something like "The Longest Yard" than something more intelligent, thought-provoking, and important like “Crash”.

Indeed, I tend to think that film-school graduates are pretentious, but that's just me ;)

I agree with Eddie that the action scenes in the second half were poorly filmed, especially the climax, but the film was entertaining. Some good laughs and neat characters were all around. It's exactly what I was hoping for, a good diversion for a few hours in the heat of the day.

Finally saw it. I liked the first third; I found the second, middle third, what I expected and at least tolerable; I hated the last third where everything comes apart.

John

I guess this is your typical Summer trash film. It was fun, witty dialog, canny action sequences, but, at the same time, it had a shallow plot, very weak on details, and required one to suspend reality to the maximum level. I can't say I hated it, and, in fact, I enjoyed most of it but I can't say I'm in love with it. I might watch it again during it's rental season, but don't have any plans to buy it.

6/10

Tim

According to all the data I've seen lately, it seems that filmgoers, zombie and otherwise, are in direly short supply at the moment.

I walked in thinking it was gonna be a fabulous film but was left thoroughly disappointed - i suppose it was ok but im very glad i didnt pay money to go see it in the cinema as i would have cried it was good for men and lesbians who like Angelina Jolie although she is nothing special - there were 2 maybe 3 parts where i laughed and i love really bad films my bf says so for me not to really enjoy this something must be wrong.