These amiable actors elevate what may otherwise have been a rather ordinary exercise in nostalgia.
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07/10/08
Get Smart (2008)
53 %
Reviews Counted: 167 Fresh: 89 Rotten:78 Average Rating: 5.6/10
Consensus:
Get Smart rides Steve Carell's considerable charm for a few laughs, but in the end is a rather ordinary Summer comedy.
Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating]
Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins
Theatrical Release: Jun 20, 2008 Wide
Box Office: $127,967,512
Synopsis: Maxwell Smart (Steve Carell) is on a mission to thwart the latest plot for world domination by the evil crime syndicate known as KAOS. When the headquarters of U.S. spy agency Control is attacked and the identities of its agents compromised, the Chief (Alan Arkin) has no choice but to promote... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Dwayne Johnson, Alan Arkin, Terence Stamp
Director: Peter Segal
Screenwriter: Tom J. Astle, Matt Ember
Producer: Andrew Lazar, Charles Roven, Alex Gartner
Composer: Trevor Rabin
Screenwriter: Tom J. Astle, Matt Ember
Producer: Andrew Lazar, Charles Roven, Alex Gartner
Composer: Trevor Rabin
Reviews
Top Critic
Which words describe this movie version of one of the funniest television shows ever made? Terrible, puerile and a travesty are close, but not angry enough.
07/10/08
Top Critic
The Producers got smart with Get Smart would you believe, and with good reason. They decided to give the audience what it wants.
06/23/08
Top Critic
Hiring 50-year-old Madonna to sing out Get Smart's end credits is a nice touch - given the film is one long joke almost as old as the Queen of Pop herself.
08/21/08
A slight positive check mark in the history of television adaptations.
08/10/08
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08/07/08
A must-see for fans of Carell. No classic here but not an embarrassment either.
07/19/08
Oh thank heaven Get Smart is funny. It's a genuine easy-going, whiz-bang spy comedy with the comedy trimmings.
07/17/08
Much like Peter Sellers did in the '60s, and Jim Carrey in the '90s, Carell uses a savvy, comedic intelligence that befits today's entertainment world.
07/12/08
You can't go home again, but giving an old favorite a new spin around the block isn't so bad.
07/11/08
Uma ótima releitura da série de tevê, o filme traz Carell em momento inspiradíssimo.
07/10/08
Una comedia de acción irregular aunque pasable, que no llega ni por asomo al ingenio de la serie original pero que se puede ver gracias a Steve Carell.
07/06/08
The Aughties equivalent of the Dan Aykroyd/Tom Hanks stab at Dragnet.
07/03/08
Another pop-culture icon lazily mined for ready cash. Mission accomplished.
07/02/08
Even if you've never watched the TV show in your life, you'll have the nagging feeling that you've seen it all before.
07/01/08
Its sin is that it doesn't live up to expectations and is unsure as to how to bridge the gap between the T.V. show's Cold War sensibility and today's terrorist paranoia
06/28/08
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