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Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Alan Arkin, Terence Stamp ... see more see more... , Ken Davitian , David Koechner , James Caan , Masi Oka , Nate Torrence , Terry Crews , Phoebe Price , Bill Murray , Kenneth Davitian , Dalip Singh

40-Year-Old Virgin star Steve Carell steps into the telephonic shoes of television's most beloved bumbling detective in this big-screen adaptation of the hit 1960s-era comedy series created by Mel Bro... read more read more...oks. The evil geniuses at KAOS have hatched a diabolical plot to dominate every living man, woman, and child on the planet, and their plot gets under way as they attack the headquarters of the U.S. spy agency Control. As a result of the attack, the identity of every agent working for Control has been compromised. Realizing that the only way to thwart KAOS' evil plan is to promote eager but inexperienced Control analyst Maxwell Smart (Carell) to the rank of special agent, the Chief (Alan Arkin) reluctantly teams Smart with Agent 99 (Anne Hathaway) -- a veteran super-spy whose beauty is only surpassed by her lethality. With no real field experience to speak of and nothing but sheer enthusiasm and a handful of fancy spy gadgets to help him accomplish his deadly mission, Maxwell Smart his new partner, Agent 99, will be forced to faces malevolent KAOS head Siegfried (Terence Stamp) and his loyal army of minions in a decisive fight that will determine the fate of the free world. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, David Koechner, Terry Crews, and Ken Davitian co-star. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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PG-13, 1 hr. 50 min.

Directed by: Peter Segal

Release Date: June 19, 2008

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DVD Release Date: November 4, 2008

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  • jmanard52
    December 27, 2008
    jmanard52
    Surprisingly good for a remake of a tv show. Carrel, hathaway and Johnson all put on a good show. Well worth your time.
  • fb1576983399
    January 13, 2012
    fb1576983399
    A funny movie that revolves around Carrell and his antics. The story is not great nor does it make perfect sense, but it keeps the movie moving and Carrell keeps the jokes coming. Main fault is lack of chemistry between Hathaway and Carrell.
  • TheGame90
    January 7, 2012
    TheGame90
    It's exactly what you can expect from it. A funny joke here and there. And a medicore plot. I can't mention anything funny. Cause I can't remember it...
  • ironclad1609
    September 19, 2011
    ironclad1609
    This movie version of the 60s spy comedy show has all the trademarks of the original: funny gadgets, a gawky leading man with a capable and sexy sidekick. Sure, not all the gags work, but Carell's entirely serious performance makes up for a lot. Anna Hathaway makes a strong point... read more for her Catwoman role next year here. The film is fast enough to never get boring, has another adorable Bill Murray cameo and offers a pretty impressive action showdown. It's no new Naked Gun but a pretty funny way to spend two hours with no regrets.
  • spielberg00
    September 8, 2011
    spielberg00
    Gosh, this is a wild one. In fact, I'd have to say that of what I've seen, this is probably the funniest comedy with all absurd, silly humor. Steve Carrell does well as Maxwell Smart, who seems to have lost his mind, but at least the way he acts like it keeps us laughing consta... read morently. Some of it was a little too absurd to handle, but even the big-name cast of non-comedians such as Anne Hathaway and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson can support Steve Carrell and make it easier to hold up the film's structure.
  • fb729949618
    August 5, 2011
    fb729949618
    Dragged into seeing this. Did not like it at all. Definitely not a recommendation of mine.
  • fb535316333
    July 21, 2011
    fb535316333
    Undeniably funny with a likeable cast, Get Smart is a treat if not anything else. The whole Spy-spoof genre is exhausted in other media if not film (hell, this is even a TV remake!) so I'd definitely throw this into the "success" category. Up for a little fun? This is for you :]
  • DreamExtractor
    April 4, 2011
    DreamExtractor
    I really enjoyed this film. Its HILARIOUS, first off. The acting from Carell is so well done. Anne Hathaway is good but its nothing new. The plot was very well made, had some slow moments, but still good. I think its safe to say this is a very good movie.
  • xXGiNoBiLiPRXx
    January 28, 2011
    xXGiNoBiLiPRXx
    Saw it again on Tv!!! Great Movie and very funny!

    Maxwell Smart (Steve Carell), the top analyst of the top secret American intelligence agency CONTROL, hopes to become a field agent like his idol, Agent 23 (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson), but despite scoring extremely well in the a... read morecceptance tests Max is denied the promotion because the Chief of CONTROL (Alan Arkin) thinks Max is too valuable in his present assignment. This changes when CONTROL headquarters is attacked by their arch-enemy, the terrorist organization KAOS, led by a man known only as Siegfried (Terence Stamp). As a result, almost all of CONTROL's agents are exposed and killed. Max becomes Agent 86 and is partnered with Agent 99 (Anne Hathaway), whose recent plastic surgery has protected her identity, while former field operatives like 23 are demoted to desk jobs.

    Max and 99 travel to Russia on a mission to determine how KAOS has been getting nuclear weapons. Along the way, Max slowly proves to 99 that despite his inexperience and clumsiness he is actually a good field agent. Max also begins to show, as does 99, that he has slight feelings for her, and she for him. However, 99 does not want to have a relationship with any agent, as she previously blew a mission due to her being in a relationship with a partner (as it turns out, Agent 23). The pair try to infiltrate KAOS's Moscow nuclear weapons factory, which is disguised as a bakery, and even though Siegfried has been expecting them, Max and 99 overpower the guards and plant explosives that will bury the nuclear weapons under rubble. Max even saves both 99's life and his own by helping one of Siegfried's henchmen, a man named Dalip (Dalip Singh), with his marital problems using information gleaned from his analyst work. The Chief sends 23 to oversee clean-up of the bakery, but 23 reports that he has found no evidence of nuclear weapons, causing CONTROL (and an upset 99) to believe that Max is a double agent.

    Siegfried reveals that KAOS has distributed nuclear weapons to unstable dictators, and will supply them with the activation codes unless the American Government pays him $200 billion, and decides to establish the credibility of his threat by destroying Los Angeles with a nuclear bomb during the President's visit. The Vice-President doesn't believe CONTROL's claims that KAOS is a serious threat so the Chief, 99 and 23 go there to try and personally convince the President, to no avail. Dalip sends Max (who is in custody in Washington D.C.) a tip-off about the bomb via a radio call-in show, so Max escapes custody, equips himself with vintage items from the CONTROL museum (such as the shoe phone) and travels to Los Angeles himself to meet with the Chief and tell him about the bomb. Agent 23 doesn't believe Max's claims or his innocence because he has a crush on agent 99, even though the Chief and 99 do. This, plus the fact that Max detects trace radiation on 23 (who had walked through the Moscow nuclear facility), causes Max to realize that 23 is the double agent. 23 takes 99 hostage and flees with the bomb's remote detonator, and Max and the Chief give chase. 23 ties 99's hands tightly together and locks her in his car. Max and the Chief save 99, with Smart kissing Agent 23, which was a trick to distract him and kicks him into the now flaming, track-led government GMC Yukon. When Max and 99 are stuck to the car, Max saves 99 by throwing her to the ground while he tries to cut himself free. 99 looks up and sees the car destroyed by the oncoming train, believing Max and 23 to be killed. 99, extremely upset about Max's death, says out loud that she wished they had more time together too, an answer to a question Max asked her earlier. Suddenly, Max appears, shocking her, saying he "missed it by that much." 99 kisses Max. The three realize that the bomb, hidden in Walt Disney Concert Hall where the President is attending a concert, will be triggered when the orchestra plays the final notes of Beethoven's "Ode to Joy". Reaching the Hall just in time, Max tackles the conductor, stopping the orchestra and stopping the bomb. However, the orchestra is doubtful that there was a bomb and the guards ridicule Maxwell. Maxwell guesses correctly that the bomb was under the piano and shocks the guards. During Siegfried's escape, the terror mastermind insults Dalip once too often and Dalip throws him out of their car off a bridge and into a river.

    The heroes celebrate their success in CONTROL headquarters. The President is very impressed with the agency, especially Max's heroics. Max and 99 begin not-so-secretly dating and have bought a puppy, named Fang. Bruce and Lloyd get a little payback on a bullying field agent via the introduction of Hymie the Robot. The film ends with Max and 99 leaving CONTROL through the set of high-tech security doors; of course, Max can't leave the last door (which doesn't close) alone and repairs it with his pocket knife, causing the door to close on him and a mini harpoon to stick him in the cheek.
  • CreedsDelight
    January 23, 2011
    CreedsDelight
    Hilarious reboot of the old series. Steve Carell is hilarious as the idiotic Maxwell Smart and you'll never guess what happens at the end.

    Grade: B+

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Critic Reviews

Kenneth Turan
October 18, 2008
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times

As a reworking of one of the great 1960s TV comedies, you'd think being funny would be its main goal. But you would be wrong. Very, very wrong. Full Review

J. R. Jones
August 7, 2008
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader

I often wondered if the filmmakers weren't trying to fix something that isn't broken. Full Review

Richard Roeper
June 23, 2008
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

One of the more pleasant surprises of the year.

David Edelstein
June 20, 2008
David Edelstein, New York Magazine

Get Smart is likable and very funny -- at least a two-to-one ratio of excellent gags to clunkers -- but it's not, for better or worse, Get Smart. Full Review

Lisa Schwarzbaum
June 20, 2008
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly

Written and directed with efficiency, cheer, and a refreshing lack of look-how-meta-clever-we-are egotism, the movie references just enough of the original touchstones and punchlines to please those w... Full Review

Amy Biancolli
June 20, 2008
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle

Chipper, energetic and unimaginatively plotted re-do. Full Review

Joe Morgenstern
June 20, 2008
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal

Rather than the laugh a minute promised by old comedies, Get Smart generates approximately one laugh per hour, and I can't remember either one. Full Review

Richard Schickel
June 20, 2008
Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine

You cannot expect a bunch of vacationing kids to remember, let alone revere, a cheeky little TV half hour that entertained the old folks almost a half century ago. Full Review

Mick LaSalle
June 20, 2008
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

Remaking Get Smart for the big screen might have sounded like a bad idea, but the movie shows it to have been something else: a really bad idea. Full Review

Stephanie Zacharek
June 20, 2008
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

Get Smart could have been smarter. But like the show that inspired it, it's still smarter than it looks. Full Review

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