'Get Smart' Reviews Mixed

by Bodog Beat Entertainment Buzz  |  June 20th, 2008
Get Smart Movie Reviews
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 CarellAnne 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.

 

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