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At first, I was telling myself that I wouldn't really like this film. That totally changed when I saw it I thought that this film was actually pretty good. It was very funny with alot of witty jokes and wacky characters. It has that style that some people do like and some people don't like which is one of the main reasons why I really like Get Smart and love Johnny English. Both films are very similar. I found it to be an action packed fun piece of entertainment. It has that British humour involved which is what not many people who are from a British sort of country wouldn't really understand.
Steve Carell's performance is absolutely brilliant. His character Max is alot like Johnny English because he is an experienced agent but is quite stupid and makes mistakes that he shouldn't have made. Max tells everybody including Agent 99 who is better at her job but is less experienced. Max makes really ridiculous mistakes and cocks things up really easily which are like Charlie Chaplin slapstick sort of moments. I had mixed feelings about Anne Hathaway in this one. No doubt she was hot in it and was hot enough for the character's appearance. She was good in this film. She wasn't as bad as Natalie Imbruglia was in Johnny English. Why the fuck was The Rock in this film?! I loved The Rock in the WWE. Don't like him at all anymore because he is one of the worst living actors. It is weird because most actors have looks for their characters but don't have the acting talent for it which is quite annoying. I liked Alan Arkin in this one. This is the second film that he has been alongside Steve Carell in a film. Alan and Steve's partnership in this one is like Rowan Atkinson and Tim Piggot-Smith's partnership in Johnny English. I was ever so surprised that James Caan was in this film especially when is in probably the greatest film of all time The Godfather but not my favourite.
The direction did alot of what Johnny English director did. It seemed like a debut director but it wasn't. Peter Segal previously did The Longest Yard (remake), Anger Management, Nutty Professor II: The Klumps and also 50 First Dates. It is his best work so far. I haven't seen any of his other films. The script was very witty with alot of humourous scenes and yet some with some quite ridiculous ones too.
I love Steve Carell's films but don't think it is my favourite from him. I like him most in Little Miss Sunshine. I did like him in The 40-Year-Old Virgin too and Evan Almighty too. I love Steve Carell's films. He is one of the best comedy actors of all time. I love Robin Williams the most. I love Charles Chaplin, John Cleese, Ben Stiller, Hugh Grant, Will Smith, Nathan Lane, Sacha Boran Cohen and Kevin Kline. But Steve Carell is on that list of top comedy actors. Anne Hathaway is good in this film but I did love her in Brokeback Mountain. All I can say about Get Smart is that it isn't a serious Oscar worthy film but it is a film that is just pure entertainment for the summer. It is a delight to watch and it is a film for the family just like Johnny English.
6/10
