Brad and Angelina make it entertaining.

Rating: 6/10 (15 September 2005)

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie portray two professional assassins who are married to each other. Neither knows the other is an assassin and they each work for different agencies. Exactly what agencies they work for is never made clear but they seem to be affiliated with the United States Government. Their respective agencies, perceiving a conflict of interest in having two married assassins in rival agencies, assign them to murder each other.
In spite of the bizarre subject matter, this movie is constructed as a zany comedy somewhat in the mold of the old 'I Love Lucy' television show. However, the charm and likableness of Brad and Angelina make it more enjoyable than 'I Love Lucy.'
The reviews of this movie which I have read failed to mention the film's subtext, which in essence is: 'It's okay for the government to assassinate people because the victims of political assassination are the worst sort of people and deserve to be killed and these killings don't really affect ordinary people.'
I remember where I was when John F. Kennedy was murdered and I remember how it made me feel. The official story was that the President was killed by a lone assassin. Similarly when his brother who was killed a few years later. Likewise when Martin Luther King was murdered the same year. Whoever was ultimately responsible, the victims of politically motivated assassinations are not necessarily the worst sort of people. I feel that certain individuals who have a lot of influence with the movie industry are attempting to make political assassinations, at least political assassinations which may be sponsored by the U.S. Government, more palatable to the American people and thus easier to carry out. Aside from that the movie is fairly entertaining and a little better than average.