** The Movie: **
They meet, they fall in love and they get married. And whilst that could be said about Brad and Angelina in real life (almost), it is also what we see at the beginning of this movie.
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Production Year: 1964 - Action/Adventure - Director: Cyril Endfield - Original Language: English - Classification: Parental Guidance - Starring:Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins, Ulla Jacobsson, James Booth, Michael Caine, Nigel Green
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Advantages: amusing, brad pitt, angelina jolie Disadvantages: maybe a little silly for some
** The Movie: **
They meet, they fall in love and they get married. And whilst that could be said about Brad and Angelina in real life (almost), it is also what we see at the beginning of this movie.
Brad Pitt is John Smith and Angelina is his wife Jane. Jane believes that John is an Engineer and John believes that Jane is in IT, and 5 or 6 years later (depending who you ask) the initial magic has gone and they are ... ...mundane marriage.
The reason behind the boredom is that both of them are living a lie. John is not an Engineer and Jane is not in IT, they are both working as assassins for different organisations and stay within the marriage as a matter of convenience so they can each go and do their jobs and still be home in time for dinner at 7.
Then they both get given the same hit job, which reveals to each other their true identities ... more
** The Movie: **
They meet, they fall in love and they get married. And whilst that could be said about Brad and Angelina in real life (almost), it is also what we see at the beginning of this movie.
Brad Pitt is John Smith and Angelina is his wife Jane. Jane believes that John is an Engineer and John believes that Jane is in IT, and 5 or 6 years later (depending who you ask) the initial magic has gone and they are both going through the motions of staying in a boring, mundane marriage.
The reason behind the boredom is that both of them are living a lie. John is not an Engineer and Jane is not in IT, they are both working as assassins for different organisations and stay within the marriage as a matter of convenience so they can each go and do their jobs and still be home in time for dinner at 7.
Then they both get given the same hit job, which reveals to each other their true identities and then the movie takes on a new twist, they have to take each other out. And this is where we get to the real meat of the film, where the organisation that Jane works for trying to take out John and visa-versa.
Sometimes when you get an action movie (Although the director wouldn't class it as a pure action film) with humour in it, it can be to the detriment of the film, but not in this case. We get all the explosions and high tech gadgets and chases seamlessly sprinkled with humorous lines from both Jolie and Pitt, which makes for a film with tense moments, as well as times when you will find yourself chuckling.
We also see Vince Vaughn (As Eddie) in the movie, He lives with his mum as "she is the only woman he can trust" but he is part of the organisation that Pitt belongs to, and is pivotal to John and Jane in finding out what is really happening around them.
As the film plays out we never really find out which of them are on the good team and which are on the bad team, I personally felt that both groups were pretty mercenary and neither part of anything "official". Although both need to have their wits about them, all the way up to the rather far-fetched ending.
** Picture: **
The colour palette uses slightly brown earthy undertones which work well, the blacks are nice and dark and crisp and the flesh tones look very natural. There was little edge enhancements that I could detect. Editing of the film seemed sharp and there was some splendid camera effects (Cliff Climbing and Angelina jumping from the building). Fans of Brad and Angelina will not be disappointed.
** Sound: **
I watched in DD5.1 although there is a DTS soundtrack on board too. Explosions were loud and bassy and there was good use of the surround speakers, dialogue was clear through the centre, overall I was very pleased with the sound on my setup.
** Extras: **
Making of a scene: I found this quite a refreshing change to the normal backslapping that goes on in these "making of" featurettes. This extra is basically how they shot on of the scenes in the film, also includes a bit of Trivia on when Brad has to improvise some lines, I enjoyed this and thought it pretty interesting at about 7 minutes long it is worth watching
Commentaries: we get 2 commentary tracks.
Commentary One, Director Doug Liman and Screen writer Simon Kinberg: reminding us quite often that they could not afford to travel with the stars and hoe beautiful they are etc, and various backslapping etc, although there a few gems of lines in the commentary
Commentary two, Producsers Akiva Goldsman and Lucas Foster. Again a pretty standard commentary, but with a slightly different take that the directors one
Deleted scenes: We get 3 deleted scenes, No 2 and 3 I quite enjoyed and wish they had kept them in the movie, there is no commentary explain why they were removed but I suspect running time or one of the other stock reasons would have been used, Enjoyable watching.
Trailers: Contains the theatrical and teaser trailers for the movie. I am still surprised as to why we get trailers for the feature film that we are watching on the same disk, just filler stuff really.
** Overall: **
A good entertaining movie incorporating action, romance and comedy in a fast paced package, all wrapped up with ladies fav Brad and guys fav Angelina. worth adding to your collection if you can get it at a reasonable price.
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. ...
Ayesha- 12.11.2007
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Mr And Mrs Smith (DVD)
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, ...
IzzyS 18.11.2007
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Mr And Mrs Smith (DVD)
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 ...
AJ26 14.02.2006
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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 ...
m.kerby 13.02.2007
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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 ...
bexx0907 06.10.2009
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I went to see Mr and MrsSmith 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.
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Writer: Simon Kinberg (Mr & MrsSmith and X-men 3)
Running time: 101 mins
Certificate: 12A
Tagline: Prepare for the next level.
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Two extremely skilled professional assassins have managed to stay married for five years without ever realising each other's profession because they work for rival agencies and the work is top secret. When their paths eventually cross on a high-level hit, one of the most lethal battles of the sexes in the history of cinema is officially on.
Audio Commentary By Director Doug Liman And Screenwriter Simon Kinberg, Audio Commentary By Producers Lucas Foster And Akiva Goldsman, 3 Deleted Scenes, Making A Scene, Teaser Trailer, Theatrical Trailer, Inside Look The Transporter 2
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2.35 Anamorphic Wide Screen
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Dolby Digital 5.1
Dubbing Sound
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
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Named after a 1941 Alfred Hitchcock film, MR. AND MRS. SMITH is really its own ball of flaming wax, with enough sizzling chemistry between stars Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt to blow up a small building. He shows he is equally adept in comedy and action, and she manages to set new screen standards of bad-ass sexiness. It's impossible to dislike this pair, or a movie that makes being married seem like such insane fun. Pitt and Jolie play extremely skilled professional assassins who have managed to stay married for five years without ever realising each other's profession because they work for rival agencies and the work is top secret. When their paths eventually cross on a high-level hit, one of the most lethal battles of the sexes in the history of cinema is officially on. Thanks to a genuinely witty script, the issue isn't who will win, but whether the couple will realise they are meant for each other before it's too late. Director Doug Liman was obviously the right choice for the material, having proved his ability to fuse engaging romance with knuckle-biting action in 2002's THE BOURNE IDENTITY. The comedy is sophisticated and witty, the action is visceral and intense, and there is plenty of satisfying eye candy. Another plus is Vince Vaughn as a fast-talking fellow hit man who lives with his mother. The cinematography is by Bozan Bajelli (the genius behind Abel Ferrara's best mid-1980s work) who imbues each environment, whether it's the Smith's house, or the urban streets - with its own evocative colour scheme and feel.
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