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02/27/09
Get Smart (2008)
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Reviews Counted:200
Fresh:105
Rotten:95
Average Rating:5.5/10
Consensus: Get Smart rides Steve Carell's considerable charm for a few laughs, but in the end is a rather ordinary Summer comedy.
Theatrical Release:22-08-2008
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... [More]
Starring: Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Dwayne Johnson, Alan Arkin
Director: Peter Segal
Reviews for Get Smart
21 - 40 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
What do dithering tv weathermen do when they retire? They must take their lame, witless banter and their awkward timing to Hollywood to write and direct movies. That might explain Get Smart, one of the latest in a long line of humid, mediocre, tire
02/01/09
...a manufactured piece of work that's been geared towards the lowest common denominator.
01/29/09
Without Anne Hathaway, Get Smart might have been a one-note comedy; with her, it's super spirited and super fun.
11/09/08
Not funny outrageous or funny gross, but funny cute, funny nice, funny mild.
10/28/08
The movie is a time-killer without a killer instinct.
10/18/08
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10/18/08
Get Smart is happy enough to play for straight laughs rather than truly subversive wit.
10/18/08
Smart summer entertainment that retains the likeability and wit of its source material but brings it into the 21st century with a perfectly cast Steve Carell.
10/18/08
You'll have a better time if you don't expect this re-imagined work to resemble the original. The phone shoe does fit Carell, and he wears it well.
10/18/08
As a reworking of one of the great 1960s TV comedies, you'd think being funny would be its main goal. But you would be wrong. Very, very wrong.
10/18/08
Top CriticA film with great flair. Another hit for Carell and a great summer hit for all that is a must see!!
08/13/08
A slight positive check mark in the history of television adaptations.
08/10/08
I often wondered if the filmmakers weren’t trying to fix something that isn’t broken.
08/07/08
A must-see for fans of Carell. No classic here but not an embarrassment either.
07/19/08
Oh thank heaven Get Smart is funny. It's a genuine easy-going, whiz-bang spy comedy with the comedy trimmings.
07/17/08
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.
07/12/08
A mess with no clear idea, not quite salvaged by some very charasmatic actors.
07/12/08
You can't go home again, but giving an old favorite a new spin around the block isn't so bad.
07/11/08
Uma ótima releitura da série de tevê, o filme traz Carell em momento inspiradíssimo.
07/10/08
Latest News for Get Smart
January 07, 2009:
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November 21, 2008:
Segal to Helm Captain Marvel, Get Smart 2 for Warners 
In a move that will see him directing both "Captain Marvel" and a "Get Smart" sequel for the studio, Peter Segal has signed a three-year first-look deal with Warner Bros. More...
November 03, 2008:
RT on DVD: Get Smart, Futurama: Bender's Game and the Obama DVD Controversy
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October 31, 2008:
This retro-espionage spoof is more giggles than satirical grit, and simply lacks the comic punch and charisma, along with the pungent Cold War flavor of the times that energized the original.
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