Mr And Mrs Smith (DVD)

Advantages: Thoroughly enjoyable
Disadvantages: Not meaningful, condones violence

I expect there will be a few reviews coming out on this one now as it has been shown on T.V. tonight, so as always, I shall jump on that bandwagon! Story The story is really quite straight-forward. Marital problems have arisen for the charming young couple, John & Jane Smith (Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie), who, after the first 5 or 6 years of marriage - they are not so sure how long - they decide to take a 'marriage MOT' - well actually, they seek ...
...realise things have changed a great deal. They seem quite distant from one another, are keeping secrets from one another, including an unusually similar secret in fact. Each works for an agency as an assassin, a fact which the other is completely unaware of, until one day their missions seem to coincide & conflict, causing them both to want to kill the person that messed up their job, not realising straight away that that person is their partner. ... Read review

Advantages: Fairly diverting, pretty good performances from Pitt and Jolie, some good special effects and visuals
Disadvantages: Rather laughable and predictable as the story goes on

...- The Story - Mr and Mrs Smith, as if you didn't know, stars Brad Pitt as John Smith and Angelina Jolie as Jane Smith. The movie starts out with them at a marriage counselling session, being asked about their relationship. All seems normal but of course they each have their own rather large secret that their keeping from each other and they talk about how they feel that they don't talk about things very much, there's a kind of a funny line at one ...
...call it when you don't talk about things anymore?' 'Marriage.' Anyway John is asked about when he first met Jane and we're shown their first encounter some 5 (or, as Jane insists, 6) years ago, in Bogota in Columbia. The chemistry shown here is pretty strong and of course that continues right through the whole movie. I'd imagine alot of people went to see or buy this movie due to the off the set gossip/talk of the two actors real life relationship, ... Read review

Advantages: Action packed, funny, on-screen chemistry between stars
Disadvantages: Lacks deep plot lines, some violence

This is the film that sparked off all those rumours about Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, were they an item were they not. The film was destined to be a hit at the box office as not only did it have two big selling stars but the press coverage it received due to the questions over their relationship helped it get even more publicity. I missed it at the cinema but rented the DVD through Amazon rentals at the weekend so here is my first ever film review. ...
...and Jane Smith (Brad and Angelina) talking to a marriage counsellor as their marriage is going through a difficult time, after 5 years they are starting to grow apart and feel they have lost the excitement in their marriage and feel they are growing apart. We then discover later in the film that in fact they have a lot of excitement in their lives as unknown to the other they are both living secret lives. We discover that both of them are assassins ... Read review

Advantages: Full of everything, Comedy, Action, Romance
Disadvantages: Not to everyones tastes

...a mixed reception. Mr and Mrs Smith tells the story of two contract killers that cross paths and fall in love whilst on a Case, only to discover after five years of their marriage that they are both in the same business. Contracted to kill each other they must battle to safe both their lives and their marriage. I don't quite know how to characterise this film, it is a romantic action comedy if i can put it that way. Three quite different genres but ...
...As the film begins you are met by the typical actionhero, secret agent sort of feel where both Angelina and Brad are working on a contract only to cross paths. Both characters i believe are doing what they do best. Brad Pitt Showed in films like Oceans Eleven and Twelve that he could play the intelligent, swarve character that he has master once again in this film (although quite comically aswell in some parts). Angelina, in my opinion, was at her ... Read review

Advantages: Ok film and it features Brad Pitt
Disadvantages: Bit cheesy and unbelievable in places

Mr & Mrs Smith is a film first released in June 2005. It has been described as an action/comedy/adventure/romance film so has something for everybody. The film was directed by Doug Liman and runs for 122 minutes. It is certified as a 15 due to some moderate sexual references and quite a bit of violence. ------- PLOT ------ The film begins with Mr & Mrs Smith seeking marriage guidance counselling with the film going on to explain how the married couple ...
...Mr & Mrs Smith seem like an average married couple leading ordinary lives but behind closed doors its a very different story. The pair lead completely separate lives away from home and each has a secret job of which the other has no idea what. Eventually each learns of the others past and current secrets and the film follows them trying to deal with the lies and secrets each has told as well as the emotional ties they have with each other. They face ... Read review

Advantages: price
Disadvantages: perhaps if you already own one...

...Angelina Jolie is an actress of high prpoprtions. Each of the film contained in this collection shows a different side of her multi-facetted character and personality. Mr and Mrs Smith was a chance for Jolie to show off her comic side as well as Life or Something Like It. Beyond Borders is a movie that Angelina Jolie is very proud of, it shows her humanitarian side and allows fans to see a more serious and charitable side. There is also a love-story that intertwines nicely too. Hackers is one of Jolie's earlier roles with sees her teamed up with her future first husband Johnny-Lee Miller. This is a light-hearted movie and quite entertaining. This boz-set is worth the money!!! For any Jolie fans like myself!!... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: Great action, sporadically funny
Disadvantages: Weak plot, it's all very silly

...I went to see Mr and Mrs Smith when it first came out, and I loved it. That's why I decided to watch it again on DVD recently, to see if it would stand the test of time. The fairly silly plot goes as follows: two top spies, John and Jane Smith (Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie) are married, but they don't know what the other does for a living! So, when they are both assigned to take out the same target (who is played by Adam Brody from The OC), they get in each other's way, and their respective agencies assign them the task of wiping each other out. So you can imagine the surprise when they watch the footage and work out just who the other spy is! But it's OK, their marriage wasn't working out, so they feel happy to try their best to murder each other, leading to all manner of hilarious, action-packed showdowns. Although the plot... Read review

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Advantages: Stunt filled action extravaganza
Disadvantages: Not much detail on anything else

...A spider) Writer: Simon Kinberg (Mr & Mrs Smith and X-men 3) Running time: 101 mins Certificate: 12A Tagline: Prepare for the next level. Also known as: xXx2: The State of The Union in the US Main cast: Ice Cube - Darius Stone/XXX (Three Kings, Anaconda) Samuel L. Jackson - Augustus Gibbons (Pulp Fiction, Shaft) Willem Dafoe - Gen. George Octavius Deckert (Spiderman, Wild at Heart) Scott Speedman - Kyle Steele (Underworld, My Life Without Me) Peter Strauss - President James Sanford (Nick of Tiem, Biker Mice From Mars) Michael Roof - Toby Lee Shavers (xXx, Black Hawk Down) Xzibit - Zeke (8 Mile)... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful