Get Smart
Well it’s been a while since I have reviewed a film. I thought of reviewing both Dasavatharam and Taare Zameen par (the former due to mental compulsion and the latter due to inspiration) but indolence took the better of me, as usual. But never I thought I would bounce back my reviewing with an English film and that too a less hyped and talked about one.
Yes Iam talking about the hilarious, laugh out loud flicks “Get Smart”. Well I don’t know about you all, but Iam a great admirer of Steve Carell. The suave looking actor impressed me a lot in his small but extremely comical role as Evan Baxter in “Bruce Almighty”. He has got this unique skill of maintaining a straight and serious face while delivering the most funniest lines that would make your stomach ache with laughter and roll on the floor and this was exactly what we were doing the full two hours (a little bit of exaggeration as you obviously cant roll over the floor in a theatre… but that’s the effect of the film). I was really surprised to find out from Sudhish Kamath’s review that he’s one of the most underrated actors in Hollywood. I really hope he gets more fame and popularity through this film.
The plot is simple. It’s about a secret agent association, CONTROL, which aims to foil the evil plans of a terror group called KAOS who plan a mass destruction via a radioactive nuclear explosion. First Maxwell Smart (Steve Carell) is introduced as an analyst in the department who makes full fledged and comprehensive reports on terror groups. But he deeply aspires to become a field agent along with his close friend Agent 23(The Rock). When the headquarters is attacked and the identities of its members revealed, The Chief (played by Academy Award winner Alan Arkin) appoints a new team and exalts Max to the most coveted post of field agent. He gets an added blessing of getting the aid of skilled super sexy Agent 99 (Anne Hathaway). How they work together to stop the evil forces of KAOS forms the rest of the story.
The next actor to be mentioned is The Rock. A huge cheer erupted as he made his entry and the cheer slowly burst into laughter with the comic scene that followed next. He’s got enormous style and charisma and his body language is simply awesome. He is one of the few actors in Hollywood who can do both action and comic roles with aplomb. The next one is Anne Hathaway. She plays Agent 99 and my temperature reached that number whenever she was on screen (figurative speech employed). Apart from physical beauty, the actress has played her part well. All her action scenes have been choreographed well and her expertise mingled with Smart’s inexperience provide a lot of hilarious moment. And there are also lots of double entendres to boost the humor quotient. Another thing worth noting is the mockery of the American President in almost all the films in which he is a character. Even in our own Dasavatharam, Kamal made a perfect yet hilarious imitation of Bush and in this movie Bush is shown as a complete goof (which is also true in real life as in the reel).
I hope that this review has been compelling enough to make you grab a ticket for the film and even if it hasn’t please do not miss this wonderfully crafted comic caper.
Yes Iam talking about the hilarious, laugh out loud flicks “Get Smart”. Well I don’t know about you all, but Iam a great admirer of Steve Carell. The suave looking actor impressed me a lot in his small but extremely comical role as Evan Baxter in “Bruce Almighty”. He has got this unique skill of maintaining a straight and serious face while delivering the most funniest lines that would make your stomach ache with laughter and roll on the floor and this was exactly what we were doing the full two hours (a little bit of exaggeration as you obviously cant roll over the floor in a theatre… but that’s the effect of the film). I was really surprised to find out from Sudhish Kamath’s review that he’s one of the most underrated actors in Hollywood. I really hope he gets more fame and popularity through this film.
The plot is simple. It’s about a secret agent association, CONTROL, which aims to foil the evil plans of a terror group called KAOS who plan a mass destruction via a radioactive nuclear explosion. First Maxwell Smart (Steve Carell) is introduced as an analyst in the department who makes full fledged and comprehensive reports on terror groups. But he deeply aspires to become a field agent along with his close friend Agent 23(The Rock). When the headquarters is attacked and the identities of its members revealed, The Chief (played by Academy Award winner Alan Arkin) appoints a new team and exalts Max to the most coveted post of field agent. He gets an added blessing of getting the aid of skilled super sexy Agent 99 (Anne Hathaway). How they work together to stop the evil forces of KAOS forms the rest of the story.
The next actor to be mentioned is The Rock. A huge cheer erupted as he made his entry and the cheer slowly burst into laughter with the comic scene that followed next. He’s got enormous style and charisma and his body language is simply awesome. He is one of the few actors in Hollywood who can do both action and comic roles with aplomb. The next one is Anne Hathaway. She plays Agent 99 and my temperature reached that number whenever she was on screen (figurative speech employed). Apart from physical beauty, the actress has played her part well. All her action scenes have been choreographed well and her expertise mingled with Smart’s inexperience provide a lot of hilarious moment. And there are also lots of double entendres to boost the humor quotient. Another thing worth noting is the mockery of the American President in almost all the films in which he is a character. Even in our own Dasavatharam, Kamal made a perfect yet hilarious imitation of Bush and in this movie Bush is shown as a complete goof (which is also true in real life as in the reel).
I hope that this review has been compelling enough to make you grab a ticket for the film and even if it hasn’t please do not miss this wonderfully crafted comic caper.
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