Chemistry is not there

Rating: 5/10 (3 December 2005)

Mr and Mrs Smith is not a bad movie, nor is it a good movie. Neither top biller (Angelina Jolie or Brad Pitt) have really been known for making superior films throughout their careers. With all the tabloid news and all the media hype about the Jolie-Pitt relationship, you think that maybe there would be a flame upon the screen. Especially since this is the supposed film that jump started their relationship. I am thinking Bogart-Bacall or Tracy-Hepburn type chemistry after reading all the media hype, but alas the chemistry is warm to moderate. It looks as if the stars are trying harder to act like they are not interested in each other than to act like the couple the script calls for. Mr and Mrs Smith is a typical low brow action movie. The kind where hundreds of enemy personal shoot at them and never hit, but they kill everyone without a scratch (maybe one scratch). The action is boring. The dialog is boring. The only saving grace would have been for Jolie and Pitt to let their real life desire flow into the movie. I rate this a 5. It is alright, but it is not good.