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Get Smart (2008)

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Reviews Counted: 163 Fresh: 86  Rotten:77 Average Rating: 5.6/10
 
Consensus: Get Smart rides Steve Carell's considerable charm for a few laughs, but in the end is a rather ordinary Summer comedy.
 

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Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for some rude humor, action violence and language

Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins

Theatrical Release: Jun 20, 2008 Wide

Box Office: $111,564,176

Synopsis: Maxwell Smart (Steve Carell) is on a mission to thwart the latest plot for world domination by the evil crime syndicate known as KAOS. When the headquarters of U.S. spy agency Control is attacked and the identities of its agents compromised, the Chief (Alan Arkin) has no choice but to promote... Maxwell Smart (Steve Carell) is on a mission to thwart the latest plot for world domination by the evil crime syndicate known as KAOS. When the headquarters of U.S. spy agency Control is attacked and the identities of its agents compromised, the Chief (Alan Arkin) has no choice but to promote his ever-eager analyst Maxwell Smart, who has always dreamt of working in the field alongside stalwart superstar Agent 23 (Dwayne Johnson). Smart is partnered instead with the lovely-but-lethal veteran Agent 99 (Anne Hathaway). Given little field experience and even less time, Smart-armed with nothing but a few spy-tech gadgets and his unbridled enthusiasm-must thwart the doomsday plans of KAOS head Siegfried (Terence Stamp). --© Warner Bros. [More]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Dwayne Johnson, Alan Arkin, Terence Stamp

Director: Peter Segal
Screenwriter: Tom J. Astle, Matt Ember
Producer: Andrew Lazar, Charles Roven, Alex Gartner
Composer: Trevor Rabin

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4.5/5

Oh thank heaven Get Smart is funny. It's a genuine easy-going, whiz-bang spy comedy with the comedy trimmings.

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07/17/08
Karina Montgomery
Cinerina
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Much like Peter Sellers did in the '60s, and Jim Carrey in the '90s, Carell uses a savvy, comedic intelligence that befits today's entertainment world.

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07/12/08
Tim Basham
Paste Magazine
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A mess with no clear idea, not quite salvaged by some very charasmatic actors.

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07/12/08
David Poland
Movie City Geek
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2.5/4

You can't go home again, but giving an old favorite a new spin around the block isn't so bad.

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07/11/08
Lori Hoffman
Atlantic City Weekly
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3/5

Uma ótima releitura da série de tevê, o filme traz Carell em momento inspiradíssimo.

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07/10/08
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena
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This comedy does not need to "Get Smart;" it is smart.

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07/10/08
Steve Biodrowski
ESplatter
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3/5

These amiable actors elevate what may otherwise have been a rather ordinary exercise in nostalgia.

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07/10/08
David Stratton
The Australian
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1/5

Which words describe this movie version of one of the funniest television shows ever made? Terrible, puerile and a travesty are close, but not angry enough.

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07/10/08
Paul Byrnes
Sydney Morning Herald
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2/5

Una comedia de acción irregular aunque pasable, que no llega ni por asomo al ingenio de la serie original pero que se puede ver gracias a Steve Carell.

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07/06/08
Enrique Buchichio
Uruguay Total
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1/4

The Aughties equivalent of the Dan Aykroyd/Tom Hanks stab at Dragnet.

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07/03/08
Kyle Smith
KyleSmithOnline.com
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4/10

Hollywood has no idea what to do with Steve Carell.

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07/03/08
Stephen Himes
Film Snobs
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Another pop-culture icon lazily mined for ready cash. Mission accomplished.

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07/02/08
Thomas Peyser
Style Weekly (Richmond, VA)
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Even if you've never watched the TV show in your life, you'll have the nagging feeling that you've seen it all before.

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07/01/08
Michael Dance
The Cinema Source
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2.5/4

Its sin is that it doesn't live up to expectations and is unsure as to how to bridge the gap between the T.V. show's Cold War sensibility and today's terrorist paranoia

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06/28/08
Charles Koplinski
Illinois Times
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2.75/5

I actually sort of liked this.

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06/28/08
Bob Grimm
Tucson Weekly
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3/5

It acts like most comedies these days. When it's funny, it's actually really funny. And when it's stupid, it's actually really, really stupid.

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06/28/08
Widgett Walls
Needcoffee.com
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2/4

Yes, there are a lot of us baby boomers who will want to see "Get Smart" for the nostalgia factor.And a lot of us will wish we'd watched re-runs instead.

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06/27/08
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)
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4/10

Yes, there are a few laughs to be had here and there, but the filmmakers unfortunately didn't follow the advice of the title in making sure this big screen update was smart enough to warrant its existence

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06/27/08
Jim Judy
Screen It!
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2.5/4

I kept wanting something more from this pleasant enough flick.

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06/26/08
Ross Anthony
Hollywood Report Card
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2/5

"Get Smart" largely sinks because it's an "action comedy" in which neither the action nor the comedy particularly works.

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06/25/08
Stephen Silver
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