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Mr. and Mrs. Smith

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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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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

Full Review Source: Killer Movie Reviews | comment Comment
06/09/05
Andrea Chase
Andrea Chase
Killer Movie Reviews

...the film comes off as nothing less than a huge disappointment.

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
06/09/05
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

Mr. & Mrs. Smith has a beginning, but it lacks the always important middle and end.

Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment Comment
06/09/05
Bill Muller
Bill Muller
Arizona Republic

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.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
06/09/05
Manohla Dargis
Manohla Dargis
New York Times
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The movie is gleefully amoral, gleefully smug and gleefully chaotic.

Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
06/09/05
Philip Wuntch
Philip Wuntch
Dallas Morning News

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.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer | comment Comment
06/09/05
Steven Rea
Steven Rea
Philadelphia Inquirer

A mish-mash of action-adventure clichés, book-ended with lame attempts at psychological interest.

Full Review Source: Christian Science Monitor | comment Comment
06/09/05
David Sterritt
David Sterritt
Christian Science Monitor

Nonsensical, superficial and occasionally smug, it's also funny, stylish, exciting and sexy.

Full Review Source: Las Vegas Weekly | comment Comment
06/09/05
Josh Bell
Josh Bell
Las Vegas Weekly

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.

Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
06/09/05
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

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.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
06/09/05
Jami Bernard
Jami Bernard
New York Daily News

I doubt there will be a funnier action film all summer.

Full Review Source: Planet Sick-Boy | comment Comment
06/09/05
Jon Popick
Jon Popick
Planet Sick-Boy

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.

Full Review Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel | comment Comment
06/09/05
Phoebe Flowers
Phoebe Flowers
South Florida Sun-Sentinel

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.

Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews | comment Comment
06/09/05
Peter Canavese
Peter Canavese
Groucho Reviews

The movie betrays its stars' allure by piling on the property damage and gratuitous slaughter.

Full Review Source: Newsday | comment Comment
06/09/05
Gene Seymour
Gene Seymour
Newsday

While the story feels haphazard, the movie gets by on gregarious charm, galloping energy and the stars' thermonuclear screen chemistry.

Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
06/09/05
Colin Covert
Colin Covert
Minneapolis Star Tribune

The movie as a whole seems lazy, little more than a rickety vehicle for a couple of best-selling brand names.

Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution | comment Comment
06/09/05
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Even more bombastic than 'War of the Roses.'

Full Review Source: Compuserve | comment Comment
06/09/05
Harvey S. Karten
Harvey S. Karten
Compuserve

Pretty people. Big explosions. More plot holes than bullet holes. What more could you want from a summer blockbuster?

Full Review Source: Reel.com | comment Comment
06/09/05
Sarah Chauncey
Sarah Chauncey
Reel.com

Emotional therapy hasn't been this action-packed since `The Sopranos.'

Full Review Source: Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) | comment Comment
06/09/05
Josh Larsen
Josh Larsen
Sun Publications (Chicago, IL)

Bring the spouse and live vicariously.

Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
06/09/05
Kit Bowen
Kit Bowen
Hollywood.com
 
 
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