AltWeeklies Wire
Steve Carell is an Unlikely Spy in 'Get Smart'new
The movie is being billed as an action comedy, but this is one of those cases where the action works against the comedy, crushes it in its big clumsy fingers.
Dwayne Johnson Drops Geological Nickname to Fashion New Image for 'Get Smart'new
The former WWE champion is a different man in pursuit of a different image.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
06-25-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Steve Carell on Improv and 'Get Smart'new
While improvisation would seem to be more welcome in an indie film or a show like his hit The Office than in a big-budget summer blockbuster like this, Carell says it still has its place. "It was a mix. We stuck to the script, but there were chances to play. We would come up with alternatives because you never know in the final outcome what will or won't work. So we tried to give ourselves some options on various takes."
Artvoice |
M. Faust |
06-23-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Control Freaks: 'Get Smart' Favors Dumb Slapstick over Cold War Tensionnew
The spy spoof trades cold-war tension for dumb slapstick.
Boston Phoenix |
Tom Meek |
06-19-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Peter Segal, Get Smart
'Get Smart': Bomb Threatnew
Steve Carrell and Anne Hathaway look great together -- too bad it's in a pointless TV remake.
New York Press |
Armond White |
06-19-2008 |
Reviews
'Get Smart' is Better Than the TV Shownew
While series creators Mel Brooks and Buck Henry were mostly interested in poking fun at the espionage dramas of the day with Marx Brothers-style nonsense and physical comedy, the Steve Carell-helmed adaptation aims to take on the real-world intelligence community.
Willamette Week |
Ben Waterhouse |
06-18-2008 |
Reviews
Steve Carell Stars in Mediocre Remake of TV Classic 'Get Smart'new
In the Apatow era, one more fallible-but-lovable man-boy may be one too many to make Get Smart's concept the laugh riot it aims to be.
Charleston City Paper |
Felicia Feaster |
06-18-2008 |
Reviews
CONTROL Issues: 'Get Smart' Favors Nostalgia over Comedic Potential
Stuck with a title and a history, Get Smart loses its comedic potential.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
06-17-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Peter Segal, Get Smart
'Get Smart' Never Gels, but Still Earns its Entertainment Value
With so much comic grist to build on, it's a shame that the writers chose to ignore the no-brainer elements that should have shoehorned the comedy as a recognizable poke of infectious laughter.
Alan Arkin on 'Get Smart'new
The film, which opens June 20, sees him playing the Chief, a senior agent for CONTROL who decides to promote one of his researchers, Maxwell Smart (Steve Carell), to field agent despite some strong misgivings about his abilities.
The Georgia Straight |
Ian Caddell |
06-13-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Some Aspects Give Film Unsportsmanlike Conductnew
The authority-defying premise and violent punchlines still click, but the gay-bashing humor gives The Longest Yard penalties for unsportsmanlike conduct.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
06-02-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Peter Segal, The Longest Yard
Tedious 'Yard'new
Messrs. Sandler and Reynolds have produced a film lacking in levity and virtue.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
06-02-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Peter Segal, The Longest Yard
Film Recidivismnew
Sandler and Rock keep the ball in play for this old prison football gem, although they fail to score any new points.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
05-27-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Peter Segal, The Longest Yard
Hut, Hut, Hurl!new
Burt Reynolds' new football film is sure to offend special-interest groups representing ethnic minorities, women, homos and individuals with genetic mutations, such as retards and giants.
Riverfront Times |
Blind Phyllis |
05-26-2005 |
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