A guaranteed smile for the summer

Rating: 8/10 (9 June 2005)

After the multiple irrational rumors about Jolie and Pitt, I entered this movie yesterday with my fingers crossed...Yes, I was freaking out 'cause I didn't want this movie to suck. Not only did the media trash it, but it also brought a lot of indecency towards the two skilled actors... OK, on to the movie now: The movie is unbelievably funny and the action is amazing. The fights scenes are brilliantly made and you can see that Jolie and Pitt have done this before (for Pitt: Snatch, Fight Club, Ocean's 11 and 12, need I say more?? for Jolie: the 2 Tomb Raiders of course!) and the chemistry between them is pretty natural. Oh, they clearly know how to handle a gun! Liman was right, during the fight in the house -shown in the trailer- you are afraid for John from Jane's physical abilities! Every guy in the cinema was making these "OUCH" faces and couldn't believe this would happen to a professional assassin. Doug Liman has adopted a Soderbergh-method (not similar to the one in Ocean's Eleven nor Twelve but the one used in Traffic) this time, and it works for the fast-paced movements. It's like the camera is subjective and not a simple observer. Some zooms into the faces can change the whole perspective of the character, believe me! Angie is an excellent actress and the role fits her like a glove and if it were Kidman instead of her, it would've been a total disaster 'cause she's not cut out to do all these action scenes. In the end, you need someone with guts: Jolie is the one. Pitt is acting pretty naturally, and it's a pleasure to watch him. But I gave that movie an 8 'cause there are some things that appeared a little cliché but it's not something that ruined the movie... Oh the shrink scenes you've seen in the trailer are incredible!
This movie is something to savor and enjoy and before you get in to see it throw away all the obscenities written by the media on this movie. This movie's good and it deserves the credit.