Review of Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) by Ilana M — 01 Oct 2014
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are a husband and wife who are adversaries - assassins for rival companies hired to kill each other. A mixture of romantic comedy and action that succeeds as a broad, antagonistic marital comedy in the first hour, but collapses in the second hour into routine action sequences that are blunted by a lack of suspense with interminable shootouts.
Writer Simon Kinberg introduces a lot of offhand humor about the minutiae and quarrels of marriage, but it quickly becomes tedious. Director Doug Liman films in a realistic style that undermines the material.
A heightened, black comedy approach in the manner of "Prizzi's Honor" would've given the movie a more suitable surrealism. What holds our interest is the sizzling chemistry between the two stars.
Pitt duplicates Robert Redford's nonchalance; Jolie has a confident sensuality that is magnetic. But these are comic strip characters in a video game. With Vince Vaughn, Kerry Washington, Adam Brody.
This review of Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) was written by Ilana M on 01 Oct 2014.
Mr. & Mrs. Smith has generally received positive reviews.
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