Movie Review: Mr & Mrs Smith

[csberry]

Alas, I didn't get to see Batman Begins. JD somehow decided that I was the one that determined that we'd go see Sith last time. I didn't have any problems with seeing M&MS, I just wasn't jazzed to see it. The past few movies I've seen w/ Brad Pitt have not impressed me at all (other than his bod in Troy). He's turned into a character actor - hunk that smirks and makes smartass comments. I'm really sorry glitterlionness, but as allenb told me yesterday, I'm the one straight guy that doesn't find Angelina Jolie attractive. Thus, I was going in expecting a good action movie with eye-roll inducing acting and plot.

Director Doug Liman (Go, The Bourne Identity) took inspiration from When Harry Met Sally, "Monk," or "Significant Others" and used the camera as couple's therapist/interviewer. These scenes at the beginning and end are laugh-enducing but seemed a bit stilted in a "scripted but trying to look improvised" kind of way. The rest is seemingly 80% action/10% Vince Vaughn's paranoid character scenes/10% scenes showing how high-tech, complex, and elaborate it is to be these James Bond-level assassins. What made me really enjoy the movie was the pervasive witty banter between the leads. It reminded me of Die Hard in the way that jokes and one-liners were seemingly spread through each scene.

I was entertained until the last 20 minutes or so. Unfortunately, in the film's attempt to be complex, it left a trail of unanswered questions and loose ends out the ying-yang. While M&MS makes efforts to be intelligent, it comes across as being incomplete to me. But it was a fun ride while it lasted.

At least worth a rental.

Comments

[outherelistenin.livejournal.com]

Well, you can tell JD that I insisted that the both of you go see "Batman Begins." It's actually worth the price of admission.