Get Smart - If the Shoe Phone Fits
Get Smart B
Starring Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, and Dwayne Johnson
Directed by Peter Segal (Tommy Boy)
Rated PG-13 for some rude humor, action violence and language
Appropriate for ages 13+
The Story: Maxwell Smart is a highly regarded analyst for the secret government agency CONTROL, but he dreams of one day becoming a secret agent. When he finally gets his chance, he competently bumbles through his assignments and finds that he must personally take on the evil terrorist organization KAOS in order to save the president and possibly the world.
The Good: What I enjoyed most about this remake of the classic television show is how much it surprised me. I fully expected that I had already seen most of the good scenes in the trailers and that I would be bored. I must admit that most of the great scenes were in the trailers, but there was still a lot of good humor and action that was fresh and fun to watch.
Carell fills the shoes of Don Adams with great talent, and proves himself to be much less the clumsy idiot than I remember from the old show. This new Maxwell Smart is truly good at his job, he just makes a few more mistakes than would James Bond.
The rest of the cast here is pretty remarkable as well. Most of the actors involved are very talented and get the opportunity to justly steal their scenes.
The Bad: I get the sense that the film makers weren't sure if they wanted to make this a slap-stick comedy or a comedic action flick. It has elements of both, but doesn't go all the way with either. Just when you think Maxwell is going to screw things up, he does just the opposite and reacts with a hero's strength and a natural action. But at many instances the characters go completely over-the-top and do very abnormal things.
The Summary: Overall, this is a humorous and entertaining summer diversion that should please most audiences.
Get Smart looks okay over all though Steve Carell seems to be veering more and more toward not so funny slapstick humor
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