06.29.08
Lee1990 Movie Review - Get Smart
Funny. Period.
The actor who plays agent Maxwell Smart in this screen adaptation of the 1960’s James Bond television spoof Get Smart is a bumbler worthy of inheriting the late, great Peter Seller’s title as the world’s dumbest and most lucky law enforcement agent.
For those not familiar with the original television series, Get Smart revolves around the conflict between a government agency called Control, and a terrorist organization called Chaos. In the movie version, Max Smart is not even an agent to start. He is an analyst made into a field agent out of necessity after an attack wipes out most of Control.
Duayne Johnson (formerly the pro-wrestler The Rock) also starts as a star agent who plays a pivotal role as the movie unfolds.
The updated plot line follows Controls efforts to stop Chaos from unleashing a nuclear attack, in an up-to-date plot line. The movie also pays homage to one James Bond icon, with a villain who is extremely reminiscent of the legendary James Bond thug Jaws (from Moonraker and other Bond films.
I actually laughed out loud on more than one occasion, a very rare thing for me, so this movie is well worth the admission if laughs are what you seek.
7 out of 10.
