'Mr. & Mrs. Smith': The stars have chemistry, the script doesn't

There are two ways to approach "Mr. & Mrs. Smith." Option A: In hopes it will be a movie with a well-structured plot, interesting characters and witty dialogue. Option B: As a chance to gaze on the screen godliness of its stars, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. (Option B is definitely the way to go.) Read the full review

TO SUM UP
John and Jane Smith are an ordinary suburban couple — except that they are both legendary assassins working for competing organizations. When the truth comes out, John and Jane end up in each other's cross-hairs.

FILM FACTS ...
Twentieth Century Fox
'Mr. & Mrs. Smith'

Director: Doug Liman
Starring: Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Efren Ramirez
Run time: 116 minutes
Release date: June 10, 2005
Rating: PG-13 for sequences of violence, intense action, sexual content and brief strong language.
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: C
"The movie as a whole seems lazy, little more than a rickety vehicle for a couple of best-selling brand names."

Dayton Daily News: B-
"Like some marriages, the film loses some steam as time wears on... It's fun if you buy the premise, but numbing if not."

The Palm Beach Post: C-
"The commercial success of Mr. & Mrs. — reportedly budgeted at $100 million, with all of the money visible in gunfire and its wreckage — will be a referendum on the star power of Pitt and Jolie to deliver an audience regardless of the emptiness of the movie they are in."

The Palm Beach Post "Flick Chick"
"It's weirdly funny, this movie, and sexy too ... I just don't know if it should be."


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