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Not silly enough!
Based on the goofy sixties TV show, this
espionage parody aims to amuse and excite in
equal measures... and that is its fatal
flaw. There are times during this
"comedy" when it seems to forget the jokes
in favor of James Bond / Jason Bourne action
sequences. As a result, "Get Smart"
feels more like a PG action flick than the
intended hilarious spoof that it should have
been.
Sure -- I laughed.
There are a number of bits that will elicit
hearty chuckles. Although, I doubt
there are too many in the audience who will
shed tears of hilarity. It is almost
as if the film makes the rare Hollywood
mistake of "not trying hard enough". I
never thought I would say that.
Nevertheless, the
cast is charming. Carell can generate
a smile on my face without uttering a word.
Hathaway is just about the most gorgeous
creature on the planet right now and adds a
great deal to every film she is in.
She matches Carell in every comedic
department and manages to hold her own with
the physicality of the part. She even
manages to out-laserdodge Catherine Zeta
Jones in "Entrapment".
It just feels like
the filmmakers got the script all out of
whack. Their priorities were to thrill
-- but they forgot to entertain. "Get
Smart" is not a bad film by any means...
just a miscalculated one. Perhaps the
inevitable sequel will strike the comedic
balance more accurately.
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Written by TC Candler
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