4/5/2023 0 Comments Mr and mrs smith screenit![]() It's way too bad their aiming and their larger numbers couldn't compare to Brad and Angelina's super-human speed, resistance, agility and superior marksmanship. The one truly single major insult was, after they made up, their companies put a bounty on them and decided to track them down and take them out. ![]() ![]() Why didn't Angelina Jolie say anything about this at the time she was making the film? After all, she supposedly cares for third world affairs. ![]() The way Columbia is portrayed in the movie is an example of the writers being dumb as heck. Even with all the action I became very bored and found the gags really passe. But yes, their marriage was going down the drain so it doesn't matter if they both skillful liars and murderers. It's so sweet when they settle their differences that you almost forget they are both assassins and that they don't seemed troubled by the mere thought that they both killed others for a living. Eventually, after they find out about their secret lives after a failed hit, they try to take each other out, only in the end to find out that by telling the truth it suddenly makes their vows and life together much more meaningful. I had no idea who were these people, nor did I care. I sensed that something was terribly wrong when by the end of that extended scene I was feeling sleepy and clueless. The characters seem to be comfortably sitting on couches both talking to the therapist about their ever decreasing interest in each other. The premise alone sounds far-fetched, but the beginning of the film automatically leaves a bitter taste in your mouth. Smith is about a married couple whom both are hit men working for different hit men companies without suspecting each others' secret lives. What could go wrong with Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt? A hardly believable story for one and uninteresting chemistry between them. The cinematography is by Bozan Bajelli (the genius behind Abel Ferrara's best mid-1980s work) who imbues each environment, whether it's the Smith's house, or the urban streets-with its own evocative color scheme and feel.Ī Totally Unbelievable Film That Had Much Potential Another plus is Vince Vaughn as a fast-talking fellow hit man who lives with his mother. The comedy is sophisticated and witty, the action is visceral and intense, and there is plenty of satisfying eye candy. Director Doug Liman was obviously the right choice for the material, having proved his ability to fuse engaging romance with knuckle-biting action in 2002's THE BOURNE IDENTITY. Thanks to a genuinely witty script, the issue isn't who will win, but whether the couple will realize they are meant for each other before it's too late. When their paths eventually cross on a high-level hit, one of the most lethal battles of the sexes in the history of cinema is officially on. Pitt and Jolie play extremely skilled professional assassins who have managed to stay married for five years without ever realizing each other's profession because they work for rival agencies and the work is top secret. It's impossible to dislike this pair, or a movie that makes being married seem like such insane fun. He shows he is equally adept in comedy and action, and she manages to set new screen standards of bad-ass sexiness. SMITH is really its own ball of flaming wax, with enough sizzling chemistry between stars Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt to blow up a small building. Named after a 1941 Alfred Hitchcock film, MR.
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