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54 out of 100

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7.5 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 167 Ratings

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  • Starring: Alan Arkin, Anne Hathaway, Steve Carell
  • Summary: When the headquarters of secret U.S. spy agency CONTROL is attacked and the identities of its agents compromised, the Chief has no choice but to promote his ever-eager analyst Maxwell Smart, who has always dreamt of working in the field alongside his idol, stalwart superstar Agent 23. Smart is partnered instead with the only other agent whose identity has not been compromised: the lovely-but-lethal veteran Agent 99. As Smart and 99 get closer to unraveling KAOS' master plan--and each other--they discover that key KAOS operative Siegfried and his sidekick, Shtarker, are scheming to cash in with their network of terror. With no field experience and little time, Smart--armed with nothing but a few spy-tech gadgets and his unbridled enthusiasm--must defeat KAOS if he is to save the day. (Warner Bros. Studios)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 34
  3. Negative: 2 out of 34
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    88
    It's funny, exciting, preposterous, great to look at, and made with the same level of technical expertise we'd expect from a new Bond movie itself. And all of that is very nice, but nicer still is the perfect pitch of the casting.
  2. Empire
    Reviewed by: Tony Horkins
    60
    Despite a plot that should be simpler, Get Smart is as big on action as it is on laughs and works because it?s less a tired spoof and more a quality comedic adventure movie in its own right.
  3. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: Joe Morgenstern
    30
    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.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 70 out of 85
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 85
  3. Negative: 8 out of 85
  1. Blitzcrag
    10
    The action was better than I expected. As far as the humor goes, all the scenarios that Max gets himself into are, for the most part, hilarious. Side characters supply great one-liners,too.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. grandpajoe6191
    4
    "Get Smart" is a terrible spy copy-cat movie. It does nothing right with its crude jokes, dumb action, a not-funny steve carell, stone-cold Hathaway, and homosexuality (Dwayne Johnson)?… Expand
    • 3 of 3 users said yes
  3. MikeJ
    3
    Great actors, wasted on an aimless script and flimsy plot. What's more, the entire thing lacks any of the charm, wit, and unbridled silliness of the original TV show. In fact, the humor is downright dark. I would've settled for a half-baked throwback than this overcooked clinker.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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