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| Feb 20, 2009TotalFilm
Between 1965 and 1970, Get Smart was a witty TV satire of the spy genre.
This movie reincarnation is simply a vehicle for Steve Carell's affable nerd persona - and even at that humble task, it struggles.
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| Feb 19, 2009associatedcontent.com
it completely spoiled the movie.....Together they try to stop KAOS from selling nuclear weapons.The story isn't half bad.... ... Full Review
| Jan 22, 2009seacoastonline.com
It's a decent film - nice, sweet, cute, occasionally funny - but it doesn't inspire any stronger adjectives.
Not that "Get Smart" isn't worth a few chuckles.
There are some good action scenes and even an ABBA song close to the beginning.
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| Jan 13, 2009sun-sentinel.com
But as apt at the casting of the beetle-browed Carell is - he does "clueless" as well as anybody - as much money and talent as they had to throw at this monstrosity, it rarely generates laughs.
Carell seems a little lost as to how to make Max different from his characters in The Office and the other big-budget comedies he has deadpanned his way through.
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| Dec 25, 2008Atomic Popcorn
And yet the funny thing is that this isn't just a great dog movie.
And a great date movie.
It's a great family movie.
It's just a great movie.
But as I said before, this isn't a funny dog movie whose only hold on the audience is a shallow laugh.
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| Dec 13, 2008associatedcontent.com
What really impressed me about this movie....But, it turned out to be a well-made, very funny film.....What I liked about this movie :....What I didn't like about the movie :....Carell and Hathaway both manage to recreate their characters perfectly but the real enjoyment comes from great performances from many of the supporting characters..... ... Full Review
| Nov 20, 2008Urban Cinefile
The Producers got smart with Get Smart would you believe, and with good reason.
Yes, Maxwell Smart, goofy agent Most Unextraordinaire in the form of everyone's favourite Steve Carell, loaded with all his Get Smart-isms like 'missed it by that much', smart gadgets that need a smart operator to handle and double entendres that push corn and stupidity to great heights.
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| Nov 20, 2008Colorado Springs Independent
Too bad Anne Hathaway, as erstwhile Agent 99, is a comedic black hole. ... Full Review
| Nov 18, 2008Hollywood Today Newsmagazine
Get Smart is worth seeing.
I liked the way they reinvented the Batman franchise by telling an origin story in a way that hadn't been previously explored," says Get Smart director Peter Segal.
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| Nov 18, 2008RopeofSilicon
It's a genuine film and it doesn't pander to the audience to any great extent.
It avoids most clichés and outside of its version of Bond's Q branch it really was a decent film.
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