Get Smart (2008)

Two thumbs up, one thumb down

Zeus: The planning mind of Zeus needs a break sometimes. That's when I let CONTROL order the world for a while. The results are never dull. I just might scurry this Maxwell Smart up to Olympus to be my jester. Thumbs up.

Hestia: I thought it was cute. The family can gather round the hearth and enjoy this. Thumbs up.


Dionysos: I love Steve Carell. Perhaps that's why I was expecting more from this movie. It's worth a few laughs when in a silly mood. But does it finally make the cut? Hmm... Missed it by that much. Thumbs down.

Field-agent hopeful Maxwell Smart finally gets his big break. American intelligence agency CONTROL sends him into the field paired with sexy agent 99 (Hathaway). Together, and with no shortage of ineptitude, they combat a plot by KAOS to bomb the Walt Disney Concert Hall during a presidential visit. Based on the 60's TV spy comedy by Mel Brooks and Buck Henry.
Cast: Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, the Rock, Terence Stamp, Masi Oka
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 53% fresh
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