War of the Roses in Steroids

Rating: 6/10 (6 December 2005)

A pretty entertaining film featuring two mega-wat stars in what could have been a major disaster. John and Jane Smith (Anjelina Jolie and Brad Pitt) play an unhappily married couple that lead separate and very secret lives as paid assassins working for different agencies. When they inadvertently get assigned the same target, they must off each other because they need to eliminate the competition. I guess it's bad for husband and wife to be competing assassins. I don't know, for about 45 minutes they spend a lot of time shooting up the house and throwing knives at one another. That stuff is actually a lot of fun.
This is a pretty witty film as well as a pretty violent one minus a lot of gore and bloodshed. The plot is muddled, which is a big weakness, but Pitt and Jolie seem to be having so much fun trying to out do each other and the chemistry is terrific between the two of them. The stunts are very well choreographed and the action scenes work.
This isn't a great film, but it's a fun movie that will soak up two hours and you'll enjoy it. (***)