UK Release Date: February 3rd 2009
A highly intellectual but socially awkward spy is tasked with preventing a terrorist attack from a Russian spy agency.
Director: Peter Segal (Anger Management, 50 First Dates, The Longest Yard)
Starring: Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Dwayne Johnson, Alan Arkin
Get Smart is basically the American version of Johnny English. Both are are as mindless as each other, a no-brainer that's great fun all the same.
Steve Carell's Maxwell Smart is an intelligent agent who's a fountain of knowledge, but a complete oaf when out on the field. He's forced to be a field agent when the agency's head office is compromised.
Steve Carell's Maxwell Smart is an intelligent agent who's a fountain of knowledge, but a complete oaf when out on the field. He's forced to be a field agent when the agency's head office is compromised.
Carell's awkward demeanour and a steady dose of action make a healthy mixture that's worth watching. Supported by other talented actors, Get Smart is fun for its antics, not for its plot. The plot is a little slapdash and loses itself as time goes on.
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and Anne Hathaway are cracking supports. The former (as Agent 23) can be as humourous as he is hawkish. The latter (as Agent 99) hates Smart but has no choice to work with him. Their love-hate relationship is an instant profound partnership.
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