Get Smart

This was a brilliant movie. Pulled lots and lots of genuine laughs and was very entertaining overall. This was actual real comedy. Unlike most other movies that depend solely on dirty sexual jokes and call that comedy. This was smart and witty and also dumb and stupid and awkward. Steve Carell was perfect in this. I honestly don't get uptight tasteless snobs that didn't enjoy this movie. I wish Hollywood made more movies of this quality and caliber.

Steve Carell really nails the dryness of the dialogue. And Dwayne Johnson and Terry Crewes stuck in the office are surprisingly entertaining as well. Definitely an amusing way to while away some time.

Get Smart is a fun and hilarious screwball comedy. Based on the classic television show, the film follows newly promoted Control agent Maxwell Smart on his mission to uncover a terrorist plot. Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway lead the cast and both give strong performances; especially Carell who is perfectly cast in this role that seems tailored to his particular brand of comedy. The film pays homage to the original television show in its use of gadgetry and in the tone of the humor. Some of the comedy is a bit too broad and cartoonish, but most of it works. Get Smart is a clever and fun film that delivers a lot of laughs.

_"This is KAOS. We don't 'ka-fricking-boom' here."_

I loved this film. I watched it a few years ago. Which was for the first time, I believe. And I loved it more this time. It's nothing special, but it gets the job done. If anything, I probably rated it slightly higher than I "should've." What can I say? It's a bit of a guilty pleasure.

For those of you who don't know, this film was _loosely_ based on a TV show. I've only seen a few episodes: a long time ago; it was entertaining. Now, I did say "loosely." This film did not seem to resemble the TV show that much. But I thought a good enough job was done; by the writers, Tom J. Astle & Matt Ember, at doing things differently with the same characters and backdrop of narrative details.

Steve Carell was by far the best part of this film. His performance was pretty good: although a bit lacking compared to Don Adams' performance. Don Adams's enunciation was more defined and distinctive. His line delivery was more effective. That said, Steve Carell's portrayal was sufficient _for this film._ It seemed very Steve Carell-esque, but it worked very well.

The other performances were good, with Anne Hathaway at the top. The chemistry between her and Steve Carell did a lot of the heavy lifting. As a result, that elevated the characters they played. And that ended up affecting the film itself in a good way. It also became elevated.

Story-wise, everything was fine but basic. I didn't hate it or love it. What mattered a lot more was the comedy aspect. It even seemed to be presented as 'more important.' And that side of things landed well for me. I'd imagine that's the case for the majority of people. The comedy and specific comedic moments were more memorable.

And the score composed by Trevor Rabin was pretty good. I'm pretty sure the theme song was slightly different than the original. And the sound was more rock-like, although that may not be the correct genre. I heard a guitar, which also sounded amplified, and I don't think that was present in the original theme song. It was good. There were also specific scores that stood out and sounded good. They seemed designed to get your adrenaline going, and scores sounding like that are great.

One complaint I suppose I had regarded Dwayne Johnson. Now, it's probably not in the way you think. It's how he/his character was underutilized. His character was barely in the film. Lame. I know many people don't think he's a super good actor, but he does bring an appreciable presence and charismatic element to the screen. And that was wasted in this film.

All-in-all, this film was more of a guilty pleasure. And I liked it a lot. At the same time, it did start to become a little lackluster with the final act, though. Not film-ruining, mind you. But it felt forced or something along those lines. It was like a switch got flipped, and it didn't fit with the film up to that point.

Disregarding that slight mishap, I was thoroughly entertained.

Other thoughts:

- Wait a minute. The creation of the TV show involved Mel Brooks? What a huge shock. I did NOT know that. Man, that guy has _a lot_ under his belt. Fair play, Mel.

- Seeing Felisha Terrell was unexpected. I only know her from MTV's _Teen Wolf_, as the character Kali.

- I liked that cameo appearance by Bernie Kopell, the original actor of Siegfried. He was the one in the car who yelled at Max before another car hit his.

- The other references to the TV show were nice. The Cone of Silence in the museum, the earlier version. "Sorry about that, Chief." Agent 13. "Would you believe..." "Missed it by THAT much." The shoe phone. Hymie the Robot. Small details like that seem to, sometimes, be glossed over in remakes.

It’s been awhile since I watched this film and still got it with it’s humor and action and Steve Carell never fails to make me laugh.

Actually pretty funny! Reminded me slightly of Johnny English (which is one of my favourite movies!)

I love this movie. I am not sure why everyone doesn't.

>"Well, that is a sucker punch to the gonads."

This might look like a silly comedy, but it is a _charming_ silly comedy. Stevel Carrel and Anne Hathaway are such a good duo in this and had me actually laughing quite a bit, but what do you expect from character written by Mel Brooks. I am surprised it didn't get more love when it came out.

I consider this movie to the released version of “threat level midnight” which in my opinion makes the viewing experience a lot better. You shouldn’t have high expectations when watching this movie or you’ll disappoint yourself but if you can turn your brain off for a while and you’ll need to cause as a spy movie sometimes the script is just lazy when things that don’t make sense or the movie will just be unrealistic. This is a spy comedy and it deliverers on that, like I said you can’t take this movie to seriously but if u achieve that this can be a very enjoyable film everyone does great in their role especially Steve Carell and it’s an enjoyable time.