Just an awesomely fun and funny jaunt. Carell nails the Maxwell Smart character, never going too over the top and keeping the base of the character while allowing it to exist in current times, a really strong effort on his part.
In fact all the characters in this film are really well written, excellently acted and totally in the spirit of original show, while again, updating nicely.
The jokes roll along at a nice pace, never too in your face or over the top, mostly due to Carells sublime work. Hathaway is gorgeous as all get out and provides a nice dash of sex appeal without being raunchy. In fact I think "Douche" might be the strongest word used in the movie. It just does a terrific job at being funny with a lot of solid action, good for kids and adults alike, legitimately, which is hard to do these days.
I think the highest praise that I can laud upon this movie is that as it was winding down I felt myself wishing Hollywood could churn out more movies like this. Smart, Funny, a dash of sex appeal and some nice action sequences, fun characters all around. You should get smart and see Get Smart.
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