Get Smart (2008)

The brilliant Steve Carrell and Anne Hathaway - aided and abetted by Dwayne Von Rockhead - are all excellent in their roles and make this funny movie as near to a Britcom as is possible, and, as a Brit, I can't dish out a bigger compliment than that!

If you are old enough to remember the original Mel Brooks version with Don Adams, Barbara Feldon and Edward Platt, you will notice many differences, some more obvious than others. However, this is not to say that the 2008 version is not entertaining or funny. The phone in the shoe joke, was probably a lot funnier way back when there were no cell phones, but some of the younger audiences may not have even been born then! Max was a bit "dumber" in TV series and his relationship with Chief and 99 was somewhat different. There a few other such examples, but altogether the movies does a good job of connecting the old to new and trying to appease both the fans of the original series and the new comers. I, personally, am partial to the original, but this movie got a number good laughs out of me!

Max Smart is an analyst for the US spy agency CONTROL. He yearns to become a field agent and after eight years has finally passed the test but has to face disappointment when told that he is too good an analyst to be made an agent. The situation soon changes when agents from Kaos, a foreign agency, attack and steal details of all active agents. That leaves just two people to go into the field and foil their plot; Smart and 'Agent 99', an agent whose details haven't been updated since her plastic surgery. Evidence suggests that agents of Kaos, under the leadership of 'Siegfried', have stolen a quantity of Uranium so Max and Agent 99 are sent to Russia to investigate. It won't be easy though; there is a mole in CONTROL and KAOS has some particularly tough agents.When I picked this up I was expecting something similar to 'Johnny English' with a fairly incompetent protagonist who ultimately prevails in spite of his stupidity. Actually it is quite different, there are some slapstick moments but for the most part he is skilled if somewhat naïve. The central story is solid and not inherently silly. There is a fine mix of comedy and action with neither being sacrificed at the expense of the other. Max Smart is a solid and likable protagonist, Steve Carell does an impressive job in the role. He is ably supported by Anne Hathaway, who is a lot of fun as Anent 99; Alan Arkin, who plays his short tempered boss and Dwayne Johnson, who plays 'super-agent' 23. Terence Stamp makes a good villain and Dalip Singh is a lot of fun as a henchman who is clearly inspired by Jaws from the James Bond films. The action scenes are exciting and wouldn't be out of place in a non-comedy action film aimed at the same demographic. Overall I'd certainly recommend this to fans of the secret agent genre who want a good laugh; it is suitable for anybody old enough to enjoy Roger Moore era Bond films; which in many ways in resembles.

Another great show ruined by socialist fascist man hating feminazism. I loved the show, this movie sucked. This movie was written by a complete hack. Another writer jumping on the train of socialist fascism by writing pro fascist propaganda. The push to make men and women hate each other, and the push to destroy the family. That is all this crap is. They might as well have made the whole movie about a guy standing in place, And a women pointing at him and laughing while calling him stupid for two hours. That would have been more interesting than this crap of a plot! Hollywood wonders why they are losing to youtubers, Well this is why! People are tired of this crap! And they are tired of the fake ratings and reviews to push this crap too! There is no way this movie is even close to a 6.5! This movie should not even have a rating of one!