the script became a jumble of disjointed scenarios that prolongs the agony with inanity that fails to work even within the confines of very, very black comedy
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
Reviews for Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Smith has a beginning, but it lacks the always important middle and end.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie star as married assassins who try to kill each other in a genre hybrid that combines comedy and action to awkward effect.
No matter how dashing the two leads -- even as they get bloodied, blackened and battered around -- they're not dashing enough to keep Mr. & Mrs. Smith from feeling interminable.
A mish-mash of action-adventure clichés, book-ended with lame attempts at psychological interest.
Nonsensical, superficial and occasionally smug, it's also funny, stylish, exciting and sexy.
Whispery and low-key, it tries for the breeziness of the Cary Grant/Grace Kelly caper, To Catch a Thief, but is so smugly pleased with itself it can't be bothered to make actual jokes.
A rousing, sexy romantic comedy about a pair of undercover assassins who spice up their marriage when they get in each other's cross hairs.
Mr. & Mrs. Smith opens with a laugh, and manages to suspend you in its buoyant world for longer than you might expect a movie teeming with death and violence to be able to do.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith has a one-joke premise, and it's one we've seen before....But Liman fights valiantly to sustain the newfangled comic tango and largely succeeds.
The movie betrays its stars' allure by piling on the property damage and gratuitous slaughter.
While the story feels haphazard, the movie gets by on gregarious charm, galloping energy and the stars' thermonuclear screen chemistry.
The movie as a whole seems lazy, little more than a rickety vehicle for a couple of best-selling brand names.
Pretty people. Big explosions. More plot holes than bullet holes. What more could you want from a summer blockbuster?
Emotional therapy hasn't been this action-packed since `The Sopranos.'
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