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Mr. and Mrs. Smith (2005)

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Reviews Counted:189

Fresh:109

Rotten:80

Average Rating:6/10

Consensus: Although this action-romance suffers from weak writing and one too many explosions, the chemistry generated by onscreen couple Pitt and Jolie is palpable enough to make this a thoroughly enjoyable summer action flick.

Runtime: 2 hrs 10 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

US Box Office: $186,064,011

Synopsis: Named after a 1941 Alfred Hitchcock film, MR. AND MRS. SMITH is really its own ball of flaming wax, with enough sizzling chemistry between stars Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt to blow up a small... Named after a 1941 Alfred Hitchcock film, MR. AND MRS. SMITH is really its own ball of flaming wax, with enough sizzling chemistry between stars Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt to blow up a small building. He shows he is equally adept in comedy and action, and she manages to set new screen standards of bad-ass sexiness. It's impossible to dislike this pair, or a movie that makes being married seem like such insane fun. Pitt and Jolie play extremely skilled professional assassins who have managed to stay married for five years without ever realizing each other's profession because they work for rival agencies and the work is top secret. When their paths eventually cross on a high-level hit, one of the most lethal battles of the sexes in the history of cinema is officially on. Thanks to a genuinely witty script, the issue isn't who will win, but whether the couple will realize they are meant for each other before it's too late. Director Doug Liman was obviously the right choice for the material, having proved his ability to fuse engaging romance with knuckle-biting action in 2002's THE BOURNE IDENTITY. The comedy is sophisticated and witty, the action is visceral and intense, and there is plenty of satisfying eye candy. Another plus is Vince Vaughn as a fast-talking fellow hit man who lives with his mother. The cinematography is by Bozan Bajelli (the genius behind Abel Ferrara's best mid-1980s work) who imbues each environment, whether it's the Smith's house, or the urban streets--with its own evocative color scheme and feel. [More]

Starring: Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Kerry Washington, Adam Brody

Starring: Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Kerry Washington, Adam Brody

Director: Doug Liman

Director: Doug Liman
Screenwriter: Simon Kinberg
Producer: Akiva Goldsman, Arnon Milchan, Lucas Foster, Patrick Wachsberger, Eric McLeod
Composer: John Powell
Studio: 20th Century Fox

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Less a movie than a filmed pitch -- 'They're married, they're both spies, but neither knows it!' -- Mr. and Mrs. Smith manages to offer even less than its threadbare premise.

Full Review Source: Orlando Weekly | comment Comment
06/10/05
Ian Grey
Ian Grey
Orlando Weekly

It's not perfect. It's like a marriage.

Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | comment Comment
06/10/05
Roger Moore
Roger Moore
Orlando Sentinel

What we get is a star-showcase-diluted dance of death. Angie and Brad may flip a little sweat doing an angry tango, but they're not really going to mess up their hair much.

Full Review Source: San Antonio Express-News | comment Comment
06/10/05
Larry Ratliff
Larry Ratliff
San Antonio Express-News

‘lots of snappy humor and winning performances by Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and Vince Vaughn.

Full Review Source: Sean the Movie Guy | comment Comment
06/10/05
Sean McBride
Sean McBride
Sean the Movie Guy

[T]here’s genuine wit and smarts and luscious allowance for the mysteries of lusty attraction and even lustier strife between men and women...

Full Review Source: Flick Filosopher | comment Comment
06/10/05
MaryAnn Johanson
MaryAnn Johanson
Flick Filosopher

Once the cat's out of the bag and the spouses become mortal enemies, the film takes a nosedive, morphing from a sleek, winking comedy into an assembly-line action flick.

Full Review Source: Oregonian | comment Comment
06/10/05
Marc Mohan
Marc Mohan
Oregonian

Their much-hyped kiss-kiss, bang-bang movie is an expensive time-waster, full of slow-motion explosions and big-scene payoffs that turn out to be duds.

Full Review Source: Newark Star-Ledger | comment Comment
06/10/05
Stephen Whitty
Stephen Whitty
Newark Star-Ledger

There's no real kick to all the wanton destruction, no sense of real thrill or peril, because the movie, which was written by Simon Kinberg (and rewritten, and then rewritten some more during production) chickens out.

Full Review Source: Miami Herald | comment Comment
06/10/05
Rene Rodriguez
Rene Rodriguez
Miami Herald

Ultimately Mr. and Mrs. Smith is a case of fancy wrapping on an empty box.

Full Review Source: Kansas City Star | comment Comment
06/10/05
Robert W. Butler
Robert W. Butler
Kansas City Star

It should be said that sex appeal is not the only appealing factor in Mr. & Mrs. Smith. Despite the dull title slapped on this flick, the movie is an absolute blast.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
06/10/05
Bruce Kirkland
Bruce Kirkland
Jam! Movies

A cute little romantic comedy buried under enough overblown action, gaudy firepower and special effects to fill a Jerry Bruckheimer picture.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
06/10/05
Eric Harrison
Eric Harrison
Houston Chronicle

Mr. & Mrs. Smith proves that what seemed to be a darkly funny primer on the state of marriage is really a romantic comedy in disguise.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
06/10/05
Rick Groen
Rick Groen
Globe and Mail

The script skates between tense and trite – but the chemistry between Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie is irresistable.

Full Review Source: EDGE Boston | comment Comment
06/10/05
David Foucher
David Foucher
EDGE Boston

It's a two-hour therapy session with lots of firepower. What a blast.

Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
06/10/05
Tom Long
Tom Long
Detroit News

There's nothing on its mind -- because it doesn't have one. Even more disastrously, it doesn't have a heart.

Full Review Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal | comment Comment
06/10/05
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Admittedly, Mr. & Mrs. Smith operates on a one-joke premise. But — in a departure from a lot of what Hollywood has delivered so far this year -- at least the joke is funny.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
06/10/05
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

While Pitt and Jolie create chemistry, the rest of the movie works itself into a near-frenzy, blasting away at . . . well . . . nearly everything.

Full Review Source: Denver Rocky Mountain News | comment Comment
06/10/05
Robert Denerstein
Robert Denerstein
Denver Rocky Mountain News

A tart, tasty, occasionally overly brutal parable about modern marriage wrapped in an action flick.

Full Review Source: Denver Post | comment Comment
06/10/05
Lisa Kennedy
Lisa Kennedy
Denver Post

Director Liman delivers his fourth film as yet another solid entertainment, neither masterly nor clumsy.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
06/10/05
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

Leave aside the preposterous idea that professional killers, each of whom maintains an arsenal of weapons on their suburban property, could live together for six years without realizing they're in the same line of work.

Full Review Source: Charlotte Observer | comment Comment
06/10/05
Lawrence Toppman
Lawrence Toppman
Charlotte Observer
 
 
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