One thing that drives me nuts is when movie reviews judge and rate every movie according to one standard. Apocalypse Now should not be judged by the same standard Tommy Boy is judged by, it just does not make any sense. A reviewer should not say, " Tommy Boy will get no oscar worthy performances and the cinematography left something to be desired." Reviewers need to judge a movie based on whether not it was successful in it's goal. Apocalypse now has more of a message sending, make you think, win some oscars goal, while Tommy Boy had a lets make silly jokes and make my audience crack up goal.
That said, I liked Get Smart because it was pretty close to what it intended to be. It's summery and light, it makes you laugh and it makes you happy. I don't want to ride any actors about their performances, they're all good, although Dwayne Johnson doesn't always have the best comedic timing.
Don't go to Get Smart hoping to get the Oh My God I can believe they did that Superbad style laughter, think, well it reminds me of when Nickelodeon would make fun summery kids movies, like snow day. They were so enjoyable because they weren't shooting for greatness, just to get some enjoyment out of things. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying it's ok that Get Smart is the way it is because it wasn't shooting for the stars, it has flaws. Some gags have been done a little too much, and Carell is Carell as you have seen him in most situations, but that Carell is funny. One of my favorite bits involved a rat climbing into Carell's clothing as he is going through a laser field. I must admit the original get smart is before my time and I may be missing out on some underlying humor, but it didn't make the film any less enjoyable. Go to good smart if you want a a quick good time and don't expect an epic. It's just enjoyable.
On the Fury Comparison scale, Get Smart is a Brendan Fraser movie, like the Mummy, it's an action movie that's not that great, there are tons more that did it better, but you know if you catch it on TV you are going to sit down and watch it, because really, you liked watching it the first time.
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I'd have to agree to the rating comparison. There needs be more... categorical, non biased reviewers. sounds like you enjoyed the movie anyways I may have to drop the $ to see it.
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