'Get Smart' Reviews Mixed
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| If you're off to the movies this weekend, you'll want to be armed with all your tomatometer insight. (Courtesy Rottentomatoes) |
If you're looking for a definitive answer or whether or not to fork out the $12 for a Get Smart movie ticket this weekend, Rottontomatoes says, "meh."
The Steve Carell – Anne Hathaway spy comedy has so far earned a 53 percent approval rating on Rottentomatoes. Not terrible, but not a must-see either.
While Roger Ebert calls the flick "funny, exciting, preposterous, great to look at, and made with the same level of technical expertise we’d expect from a new Bond movie itself," other critics weren't as enthusiastic. The Boston Globe's Ty Burr says, "Get Smart, version 2008, surrounds skilled, likable players, and a handful of solid belly laughs with $80 million worth of formulaic summer-movie mediocrity. A lot of things explode, but the movie never detonates."
The consensus however is that the comedy relies more on Carell's charm and dead-pan wit rather than a hilarious script. While it's not Love Guru bad, Get Smart has a chance at some serious movie-goer cash. What do you think? Get your movie odds in the Bodog Sportsbook today.






