Get Smart-A watchable action comedy!!

To be aired on WB

November 4th

6:50pm

When this movie had released in 2008, it grabbed a lot of attention. After all it was a great casting coup. There's the 40 year old virgin-Steve Carrell. The Devil who wears Prada-Anne Hathway and of course for all WWE fans-there's The Rock & the great KHALI!!!...and it is this very odd group of people who capture the essence of the movie, which is partly action and has a James Bondish feel while suddenly it changes to a spy comedy on the lines of Austin Powers or Johnny English. Although it must be said that for most of the time, it is balanced pretty well.
Get Smart is based on a 1960's television version of the same name and follows the adventures of Max, played by Steve Carrell who works as an analyst for a top secret Government intelligence agency known as CONTROL and he longs to become an agent to face the real stuff outside the underground office of his. He is sort of the office idiot but is extremely good at the job he does, so much so, that his chief is hesitant to make him an agent as he is too good at his current role. After a mishap at the office though he gets his opportunity to live his dream of being an agent as he goes on a mission with Agent 99-Anne Hathway. to Russia in order to put an end to a plan involving the end of the world-but obviously.
Now the thought of Anne and Steve Carrell together might surprise everyone but to my surprise the odd couple did pull it off with a few gags and it definitely helped that she looked absolutely gorgeous.
Now what are Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and 'Khali' doing in the movie you ask?..Well, The Rock is Agent 23 who is suave and the killer agent but is forced to do a desk job while Steve takes his place. It's a relevant role in the movie. Khali though is just purely there because of his size and no reason whatsoever.
Now although this is an action comedy, it doesn't have too many laughs nor does it have too much action..but the little of both that is there is good enough to carry the movie.
My favorite sequence in the movie is when Anne Hathway and Steve Carrell have a dance battle of sorts, in Ballroom dancing ( with different partners )...It's one of the more hillarious scenes in the movie and stays with you till the end.
Overall, there's not a lot to take back although it's not a movie that should be taken too seriously as well.
It's good entertainment for your home viewing.

I'm going with 3 out of 5 for Get Smart.

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