Mr and Mrs Smith is a hit.

Rating: 8/10 (12 June 2005)

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This movie was so much better then I ever thought it would be. Just saw it last night and the theater was so packed we could barely find a seat. Good turnout for a really good movie. This is definitely a great summer's release.
Jolie and Pitt have oodles of chemistry, not just physically but the way their able to keep their back and forth banter so interesting and entertaining. These two really carry the movie and it works. It is one of the most energetic movies I've seen in awhile and people look like they had a good time being in it. I'm definitely glad I saw it.
The movie is both an action movie and a comedy. And the comedy is just great. There are a lot of funny lines and Vince Vaughn was incredible as well, should have been in it more. The movie didn't take itself seriously at all and that is definitely a good thing. The wit factor was an unexpected pleasure because so many movies try to be funny and aren't. This had a lot of great one liners.
It also had something else which I must mention because I still laugh thinking about it. It had Pitt singing along to Air Supply's "Making Love out of nothing at all." Now bear in mind Pitt is not known as a major comic actor. But this scene was totally and completely hilarious. I am not sure just why I am singling this one scene out but it was the funniest scene I have seen in awhile. Pitt's got a gift for comedy!! Who'd have thunk it? Not me, the way he plays to the camera is really good and of coarse Jolie is great to, when the two of them are on screen together they shine. Good job.
The second thing I liked about it was the action sequences, particularly when Jolie jumps from the window. These action scenes are incredibly filmed and even though I, for the most part, don't like action movies, I got into this. The action sequences were never long enough to get boring(until the end that is-more on that in a minute), and kind of reminded me of "The Italion Job" with the way they were able to keep it all interesting and very larger then life.
Now-negatives(and there are some.) The last half hour. It was really dull for two reasons. One is because Pitt and Jolie stop sparring so much and start being chased. A lot. That brings me to the second negative. The action scenes become the focus of the movie rather then Mr and Mrs Smith themselves and that is where the movie loses focus. Had that not been the case, I'd probably give this a 9, because it had a lot of positives. But it became to much of a cliché at the end and lost it's sense of uniqueness which is the main thing it had going for it. Time did not pass quickly either, you always feel the time and it feels like it is way longer then it is. I think there should have been less of all that stuff at the end. I mean here are these two people who have such terrific energy and wit between them and the last part of the movie becomes a mix of a hundred movies we've seen before. I was disappointed with that.
In spite of the flaws, it was a fun and energetic movie, and much better then it could have been. It's worth seeing as long as you don't think to hard about the plot and just enjoy it for what it is, an off the wall action/comedy with two very entertaining leads. Oh and one more thing. This movie is wide open for a sequel and I bet that there will be one. My vote is 8 of 10.