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Maxwell Smart, Agent 86 for CONTROL, battles the forces of KAOS with the more-competent Agent 99 at his side. full summary | full synopsis
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| Steve Carell | ... | Maxwell Smart / Agent 86 | |
| Anne Hathaway | ... | Agent 99 | |
| Dwayne Johnson | ... | Agent 23 | |
| Alan Arkin | ... | The Chief | |
| Terence Stamp | ... | Siegfried | |
| Terry Crews | ... | Agent 91 | |
| David Koechner | ... | Larabee | |
| James Caan | ... | The President | |
| Bill Murray | ... | Agent 13 | |
| Patrick Warburton | ... | Hymie | |
| Masi Oka | ... | Bruce | |
| Nate Torrence | ... | Lloyd | |
| Ken Davitian | ... | Shtarker | |
| David S. Lee | ... | Krstic | |
| Dalip Singh | ... | Dalip | |
| Geoffrey Pierson | ... | Vice President (as Geoff Pierson) | |
| Kelly Karbacz | ... | Judy | |
| Arthur Darbinyan | ... | Russian Bad Guy | |
| Bill Romanowski | ... | Air Marshall | |
| Mark Ivanir | ... | Russian Guy in Bathroom | |
| Lindsay Hollister | ... | Max's Dance Partner | |
| Dimitri Diatchenko | ... | Russian Underling | |
| Richard V. Licata | ... | Russian Leader | |
| Greg Joung Paik | ... | North Korean General | |
| Joey Yu | ... | North Korean Soldier | |
| Mike Akrawi | ... | Arab Men | |
| John Abiskaron | ... | Arab Men | |
| Kerry Lai Fatt | ... | Tour Guide | |
| David A. Parker | ... | Agent 50 | |
| Bonnie Hellman | ... | Karen | |
| John Farley | ... | Agent 38 | |
| Jonathan Loughran | ... | Orange Team Guy | |
| Felisha Terrell | ... | CONTROL Assistants | |
| Jeff Tanner | ... | CONTROL Assistants | |
| Jasper Pendergrass | ... | Budweiser Delivery Guy | |
| Carl Crevier | ... | Restaurant Agents | |
| David Schaap | ... | Restaurant Agents | |
| Peter Weireter | ... | Airline Passengers | |
| Thomas Garner | ... | Airline Passengers | |
| Danielle Bisutti | ... | Airline Passengers | |
| Jessica Barth | ... | Flight Attendant | |
| David Fabrizio | ... | Pilot | |
| John Eddins | ... | Co-Pilot | |
| Alex Kudrystky | ... | Russian Farmhand | |
| Tatyana Kaboulova | ... | Pretty Women at Party | |
| Moshana Halbert | ... | Pretty Women at Party | |
| Sergei Priselkov | ... | Russian Farmer (as Sergey Priselkov) | |
| Jane Gilchrist | ... | Bakery Counter Woman | |
| Todd Sherry | ... | KAOS Office Worker | |
| David Aranovich | ... | Russian Son | |
| Ivy Bethune | ... | Russian Mother | |
| Larry Miller | ... | CIA Agents | |
| Kevin Nealon | ... | CIA Agents | |
| Blake Clark | ... | General | |
| Cedric Yarbrough | ... | Tate | |
| James Moses Black | ... | CONTROL Prison Guard | |
| Bernie Kopell | ... | Opel Driver | |
| Michael P. Catanzarite | ... | Secret Service Agents (as Michael Peter Catanzarite) | |
| Tim DeKay | ... | Secret Service Agents | |
| Jerry Sherman | ... | Conductor | |
| Matthew Glave | ... | Secret Service Agent Driver | |
| Brad Grunberg | ... | Golfer | |
| Leonard Stern | ... | Cesna Pilot | |
| Sean Segal | ... | Kid in Minivan | |
| Karri Turner | ... | Mom in Minivan | |
| Stephen Dunham | ... | Secret Service Commander | |
| Oliver | ... | Fang | |
| Daisy | ... | Fang | |
| Ryan Seacrest | ... | Himself (voice) | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Don Abernathy | ... | Man in tuxedo / Disney Audience (uncredited) | |
| Andre Alexsen | ... | Secret Sevice K9 Cop / Animal Handler Trainer (uncredited) | |
| David Winston Barge | ... | CONTROL Agent (uncredited) | |
| William Charlton | ... | German spy #1 (uncredited) | |
| Nadia David | ... | Hotel maid (uncredited) | |
| Jennifer De Minco | ... | Agent (uncredited) | |
| Aurelius DiBarsanti | ... | N. Korean Soldier (uncredited) | |
| Molyneau DuBelle | ... | Museum Tourist (uncredited) | |
| Fred Fein | ... | Golfer (uncredited) | |
| Matt Gallini | ... | Drug Lord (uncredited) | |
| Michael Wingate Jones | ... | Businessman (uncredited) | |
| Butch Klein | ... | Commuter (uncredited) | |
| Vinicius Machado | ... | Valet #2 (uncredited) | |
| Dalia Marom | ... | Cafe waitress (uncredited) | |
| David Newham | ... | Control Agent (uncredited) | |
| Phoebe Price | ... | Window Shopper (uncredited) | |
| Chris Reid | ... | Musician (uncredited) | |
| Nicholas Rich | ... | Russian guard with dog (uncredited) | |
| Shant Sarkissian | ... | SWAT Agent (uncredited) | |
| Joel Schmidt | ... | Obstacle Course Instructor (uncredited) | |
| Arne Starr | ... | Museum Tourist (uncredited) | |
| Julian Scott Urena | ... | Drug Lord (uncredited) | |
| Amanda Walion | ... | School kid (uncredited) | |
| Günther Ziegler | ... | Russian Agent (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Peter Segal | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Tom J. Astle | (written by) & | |
| Matt Ember | (written by) | |
| Mel Brooks | (characters) and | |
| Buck Henry | (characters) | |
Produced by | |||
| Bruce Berman | .... | executive producer | |
| Steve Carell | .... | executive producer | |
| Michael Ewing | .... | producer | |
| Alex Gartner | .... | producer | |
| Alan Glazer | .... | co-producer (as Alan G. Glazer) | |
| Dana Goldberg | .... | executive producer | |
| Andrew Lazar | .... | producer | |
| Jimmy Miller | .... | executive producer | |
| Brent O'Connor | .... | executive producer | |
| Charles Roven | .... | producer | |
| Peter Segal | .... | executive producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Trevor Rabin | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Dean Semler | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Richard Pearson | |||
Casting by | |||
| Roger Mussenden | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Wynn Thomas | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Caroline Alder | |||
| Christopher Burian-Mohr | |||
| Martin Gendron | |||
| James Hegedus | (supervising art director) | ||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Suzanne Cloutier | |||
| Paul Hotte | |||
| Leslie E. Rollins | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Deborah Lynn Scott | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| David LeRoy Anderson | .... | makeup effects artist (as David L. Anderson) | |
| Kim Collea | .... | makeup artist | |
| Brian Hillard | .... | special makeup effects artist: David Andersson's AFX Studio | |
| John Isaacs | .... | hair department head | |
| Miia Kovero | .... | department head hair: second unit | |
| Louis Lazzara | .... | assistant makeup department head | |
| Nicki Ledermann | .... | makeup artist: Anne Hathaway | |
| Magali Métivier | .... | assistant makeup artist | |
| Nicole Michaud | .... | hair ventilation: AFX Studio | |
| Emanuel Millar | .... | hair department head | |
| Emanuel Millar | .... | hair stylist: Anne Hathaway | |
| Tania Ribalow | .... | additional makeup artist: Ms. Hathaway | |
| Rick Sharp | .... | makeup department head | |
| Dave Snyder | .... | special makeup effects artist | |
| Rachel Solow | .... | hair stylist: Dwayne Johnson | |
| Nathalie Trépanier | .... | makeup artist | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Kevin Aguirre | .... | pre-visualization lead | |
| Ulysses Argetta | .... | digital compositor | |
| Joe Bauer | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Joseph Bell | .... | visual effects production manager: Digital Dimension | |
| Aaron Benoit | .... | title designer | |
| Christian Bloch | .... | digital compositor: EdenFX | |
| Andrea Blundell | .... | visual effects producer: Rising Sun Pictures | |
| Jason Bond | .... | junior compositor: Digital Dimension | |
| Jason Bond | .... | visual effects artist: Eden Fx | |
| Steve Bowen | .... | digital intermediate colorist | |
| Tatjana Bozinovski | .... | compositor: Digital Dimension | |
| Kristen Branan | .... | head of production: Zoic Studios | |
| Aaron Brown | .... | visual effects: Zoic Studios | |
| Ben Campanaro | .... | digital compositor: Eden FX | |
| Ben Campbell | .... | visual effects artist | |
| Julie Cardinal | .... | line producer: Digital Dimension | |
| Todd Carson | .... | compositor: Digital Dimension | |
| Nicholas Cerniglia | .... | digital artist | |
| Manda Cheung | .... | roto artist | |
| Martin Ciastko | .... | digital compositor | |
| Patrick Clancey | .... | digital opticals | |
| Tony Clark | .... | visual effects supervisor: Rising Sun Pictures | |
| John Cornejo | .... | digital compositor | |
| Anna Creasy | .... | visual effects: Rising Sun Pictures | |
| Nick Crew | .... | plate coordinator: second unit | |
| Nick Crew | .... | visual effects plate coordinator (as Nicholas Crew) | |
| Andrea D'Amico | .... | visual effects producer: Eden FX | |
| Darren DeCoursey | .... | roto artist | |
| Yoshi DeHerrera | .... | visual effects artist: 3D scanning | |
| Chris Del Conte | .... | visual effects producer: Digital Dimension | |
| Brian DeMetz | .... | visual effects: Digital Dimension | |
| John Dietz | .... | visual effects supervisor: Rising Sun Pictures | |
| Jon Doyle | .... | digital compositor | |
| Giovanni Dulay | .... | model maker | |
| Arlend Engar | .... | visual effects: Zoic Studios | |
| David Espinoza | .... | digital artist | |
| Alexandre Ethier | .... | visual effects supervisor: elementFX | |
| Arin Finger | .... | visual effects producer: elementFX | |
| Dennis Fitzsimmons | .... | digital compositor | |
| Jenny Foster | .... | visual effects producer: LOOK Effects | |
| Patti Gannon | .... | visual effects supervisor: Zoic Studios | |
| David Geoghegan | .... | digital optical compositor | |
| George Gervan Jr. | .... | visual effects: Digital Dimension | |
| Richard Gervan | .... | visual effects: Digital Dimension | |
| Buddy Gheen | .... | digital compositor | |
| Benoit Girard | .... | visual effects supervisor: Digital Dimension | |
| Virginie Goulet | .... | digital compositor: Digital Dimension | |
| Randy Goux | .... | visual effects supervisor: Zoic Studios | |
| Eric Haas | .... | rotoscope: Eden FX | |
| Sam Hancock | .... | digital artist | |
| Simon Herden | .... | visual effects editor: Rising Sun Pictures | |
| Keith Herft | .... | digital compositor | |
| Martin Hilke | .... | visual effects: Digital Dimension | |
| Sam Hodge | .... | lead digital artist: Rising Sun Pictures | |
| Eloisa Honrada | .... | digital artist | |
| Chris Hopkins | .... | 3D artist | |
| Chris Hopkins | .... | lead matchmover | |
| Graham Houston | .... | visual effects artist | |
| Konstantin Hristozov | .... | digital compositor: Digital Dimension | |
| Bob Hurrie | .... | miniature effects producer: Cinema Production Services, Inc. | |
| Travis Wade Ivy | .... | digital compositor | |
| Andreas Jablonka | .... | digital compositor: Pixel Magic | |
| Dennis Jones | .... | digital compositor | |
| Justin Jones | .... | color technical director: Digital Dimension | |
| Justin Jones | .... | compositor: Digital Dimension | |
| Nathalie Joyal | .... | visual effects coordinator | |
| John Joyce | .... | model shop coordinator: Cinema Production Services, Inc. | |
| Michael Joyce | .... | miniature effects supervisor: Cinema Production Services, Inc. (as Mike Joyce) | |
| Bonnie Kanner | .... | visual effects executive producer: Pixel Magic | |
| John Karner | .... | visual effects | |
| Jason Kaufman | .... | model maker | |
| Danny S. Kim | .... | visual effects | |
| Tim Kings-Lynne | .... | visual effects | |
| Wing Kwok | .... | digital compositor: Digital Dimension | |
| Matthew Lane | .... | digital compositor: Zoic Studios (as Matt Lane) | |
| David Langtry | .... | visual effects coordinator: Zoic Studios | |
| Matthew Lee | .... | visual effects: Digital Dimension | |
| Dan Levitan | .... | compositing supervisor: Digital Dimension | |
| Steven Lloyd | .... | digital artist | |
| Daniel J. Lombardo | .... | visual effects executive producer: Digital Dimension | |
| Samantha Mabie-Tuinstra | .... | digital effects producer: Eden FX | |
| George Macri | .... | visual effects producer: Pixel Magic | |
| Elizabeth Matthews | .... | lead compositor: Digital Dimension | |
| John R. McConnell | .... | 2D Compositor: Pixel Magic | |
| Ray McIntyre Jr. | .... | visual effects supervisor: Pixel Magic | |
| Alex Meddick | .... | visual effects editor: Rising Sun Pictures | |
| Landon Medeiros | .... | junior compositor: Digital Dimension | |
| Tony Meister | .... | main title designer | |
| Daniel Mellitz | .... | compositor | |
| Sarah Mihalec | .... | production coordinator: Digital Dimension | |
| Lori C. Miller | .... | digital compositor: Digital Dimension (as Lori Miller) | |
| Justin Mitchell | .... | digital artist | |
| Roger Mocenigo | .... | digital compositor: Amalgamated Pixels | |
| Chris F. Moore | .... | visual effects data wrangler (as Chris Moore) | |
| Michael Morreale | .... | executive producer: Amalgamated Pixels, Inc. | |
| Juliette Mourez | .... | digital compositor: Digital Dimension | |
| James P. Noon | .... | tracking | |
| Sam Norman | .... | digital compositor: Rising Sun Pictures | |
| Jeremy Oddo | .... | digital effects artist | |
| Elad Offer | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Molly Pabian | .... | Visual Effects Production Assistant: Digital Dimension | |
| Phillip Palousek | .... | visual effects coordinator: Amalgamated Pixels, Inc. | |
| Stéphane Paradis | .... | digital compositor: Digital Dimension | |
| Reid Paul | .... | senior digital effects supervisor: Pixel Magic | |
| Bethany Pederson | .... | rotoscope artist | |
| Fred Pienkos | .... | visual effects supervisor: Eden FX (as Fred J. Pienkos) | |
| Eric Ponton | .... | digital compositor: Digital Dimension | |
| Andrew Pungprakearti | .... | digital effects artist | |
| Gerardo Ramirez | .... | previsualization artist | |
| Rick Ramirez | .... | visual effects: Eden FX | |
| Rebecca Ramsey | .... | visual effects executive producer: Look Effects | |
| Benjamin Rayner | .... | animator compositor: Rising Sun Pictures | |
| Grover Richardson | .... | digital artist | |
| Andy Roberts | .... | computer graphics supervisor: Digital Dimension (as Andrew Roberts) | |
| Ben Roberts | .... | digital compositor: Rising Sun Pictures | |
| Karen Ruggero | .... | paint/rotoscope artist: Eden Fx | |
| Migs Rustia | .... | visual effects editor | |
| Douglas Sayre | .... | pre-vis consultant | |
| Chad Schott | .... | digital compositor | |
| Fred Sicotte | .... | I/O manager: Digital Dimension | |
| Danita Slaughter | .... | digital opticals editor | |
| Emile Edwin Smith | .... | visual effects | |
| Neal Sopata | .... | digital artist | |
| Mark G. Soper | .... | visual effects producer | |
| Tammy Sutton | .... | 2D supervisor: Digital Dimension | |
| Ken Swenson | .... | model supervisor: Cinema Production Services, Inc. | |
| Andranik Taranyan | .... | compositor | |
| Patrick Tasse | .... | digital compositor: Digital Dimension | |
| Radley Teruel | .... | digital artist | |
| Eric Torres | .... | visual effects coordinator | |
| Phi Tran | .... | digital effects artist: Digital Dimension | |
| Tommy Tran | .... | visual effects: Digital Dimension | |
| Tong Tran | .... | visual effects: Digital Dimension | |
| Marjolaine Tremblay | .... | digital artist: elementFX | |
| Mark Tremble | .... | digital compositor | |
| Adam Trowse | .... | 3D generalist | |
| Jerry Tung | .... | visual effects | |
| Justin van der Lek | .... | digital artist | |
| Beck Veitch | .... | digital compositor: Rising Sun Pictures | |
| Caleb Wagner | .... | visual effects | |
| Paul M. Wagner | .... | visual effects editor | |
| Dan Walker | .... | roto and rig removal | |
| Brian Ward | .... | digital effects artist | |
| Ben Warner | .... | lead digital compositor: Rising Sun Pictures | |
| Diana Marie Wells | .... | digital artist (as Diana M. Wells) | |
| Bob White | .... | visual effects | |
| Derek Nicholas Williams | .... | visual effects staff assistant | |
| Jaehyun Yoo | .... | digital effects artist: Digital Dimension | |
| Shane Cook | .... | digital compositor (uncredited) | |
| Craig Crawford | .... | digital compositor (uncredited) | |
| Kyle Gray | .... | visual effects (uncredited) | |
| Shant Jordan | .... | digital compositor (uncredited) | |
| Thomas Mathai | .... | data manager (uncredited) | |
| Shuichi Yoshida | .... | digital artist (uncredited) | |
Animation Department | |||
| Guy Manos | .... | pre-viz supervisor | |
Casting Department | |||
| Claire Benjamin | .... | extras casting | |
| Barbara Harris | .... | adr voice casting | |
| Melissa Kostenbauder | .... | casting assistant | |
| Mike Migliara | .... | casting associate | |
| Jeremy Rich | .... | casting associate | |
| Bruno Rosato | .... | casting director: Canada | |
| Betsy Royall | .... | casting: Washington, D.C. | |
| E.L. Staehli | .... | extras casting assistant | |
| Karen Wood | .... | extras casting: additional photography | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| María Aguilar | .... | costumer | |
| Julie Amyot | .... | key dresser: Montreal, Canada | |
| Amy Arnold | .... | costumer | |
| Jeanie Baker | .... | set costumer | |
| Nancy Collini | .... | key costumer | |
| Daniel Dirks | .... | set costumer | |
| Brenda Donoho | .... | set costumer | |
| Tina Dowd | .... | costumer | |
| Catharine Fletcher Incaprera | .... | costume supervisor: Washington DC | |
| Lisa Hyde | .... | set costumer: second unit | |
| Matthew Jerome | .... | costumer | |
| Mitchell Ray Kenney | .... | costume supervisor | |
| Danielle Phelps | .... | wardrobe assistant | |
| Alysia Raycraft | .... | costume sketch artist | |
| Tara Shackelford | .... | costume department assistant | |
| Amelia Zontini | .... | key costumer: Washington, D.C. | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Steve Bowen | .... | digital film colorist | |
| Ian J. Brown | .... | post-production assistant | |
| Thomas J. Cabela | .... | assistant editor | |
| Tom Costain | .... | additional editor | |
| Elizabeth Czyzewski | .... | key post-production assistant | |
| Bill Daly | .... | post-production executive | |
| Ryan C. Fill | .... | post-production assistant | |
| Eileen Godoy | .... | digital intermediate producer | |
| Nathan Gunn | .... | assistant editor | |
| Mo Henry | .... | negative manager | |
| Sean Thompson | .... | associate editor | |
| Lisa Tutunjian | .... | digital intermediate editor | |
| Justin Worthington | .... | assistant digital intermediate producer | |
| Robert Hatfield | .... | colorist (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Robb Boyd | .... | music editor | |
| Tom Calderaro | .... | orchestrator | |
| Steve Durkee | .... | music editor | |
| Mark Estes | .... | music preparation | |
| Gordon Goodwin | .... | conductor | |
| Gordon Goodwin | .... | orchestrator | |
| Stuart Grusin | .... | music editor | |
| Steve Kempster | .... | score mixer | |
| Steve Kempster | .... | score recordist | |
| Paul Linford | .... | composer: additional music | |
| Paul Linford | .... | score recordist | |
| Larry Mah | .... | digital score recordist | |
| Larry Mah | .... | pro tools recordist | |
| Michael O'Donnovan | .... | principal musician: bassoon | |
| Trevor Rabin | .... | orchestrator | |
| Trevor Rabin | .... | score recordist | |
| David Reynolds | .... | composer: additional music | |
| Peter Rotter | .... | music contractor | |
| Irving Szathmary | .... | composer: original theme | |
| Richard Wheeler Jr. | .... | scoring crew | |
| Booker White | .... | head of music preparation | |
| Joseph Magee | .... | music playback mixer (uncredited) | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Luc Bouthillier | .... | driver | |
| Lysa Darden | .... | driver | |
| Chris Deguzman | .... | driver generator operator | |
| J. Armin Garza II | .... | driver: camera car | |
| George Graham | .... | transportation captain: second unit | |
| Alyssa Guzman | .... | driver: second unit | |
| Klli Harland | .... | driver | |
| Geno Hart | .... | transportation coordinator: additional photography | |
| Paul Jones | .... | driver | |
| Jay Krueger | .... | driver | |
| Joel Larson | .... | driver | |
| Dustin Meisner | .... | driver | |
| Michael A. Moreno | .... | driver | |
| Tim Parkinson | .... | transportation coordinator | |
| John Pellegrino | .... | transportation captain: re-shoots | |
| Charlie Ping | .... | driver | |
| Adam Pinkstaff | .... | driver | |
| Douglas Price | .... | driver | |
| Brenda Ryan | .... | driver | |
| Tim Schau | .... | driver | |
| Sarah Lynn Schmitt | .... | driver: cast | |
Thanks | |||
| Don Adams | .... | dedicatee | |
| Edward Platt | .... | dedicatee | |
| Mort Segal | .... | in memory of | |
Rated PG-13 for some rude humor, action violence and language.
110 min
1.85 : 1 more
SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital
South Korea:12 | Finland:K-13 | Australia:PG | Ireland:12A | UK:12A | Singapore:PG | Greece:K | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Canada:G (Québec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) | Brazil:12 | Argentina:Atp | Malaysia:U | Norway:11 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #44068) | Taiwan:PG-12 | Peru:PT | Germany:12 | Germany:12 (f) | Netherlands:6 | Portugal:M/12 | New Zealand:PG | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | South Africa:13L | Iceland:7 (DVD rating) | Iceland:L
When they break into the Disney Hall, they breach sector IG-88. IG-88 is the name of the bounty hunter droid sent after the Millenium Falcon in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980). more
Continuity: During the paintball fight, in slow motion, the paintball round is a regular firearm shell, with lead bullet and brass case. more
Agent 99:
Did I hear something?
Maxwell Smart:
Yes, there were some tap dancers in the hallway.
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References The Delta Force (1986) more
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With loads of action, quirky humor, jazzy music, and shoe phones, Get Smart has admirably mimicked the blend of genres and innovations that made the original series so memorable, and while die-hard fans will likely pick apart what this re-envisioning doesn't get right, it's almost impossible not to laugh at Steve Carell's ludicrous on screen antics.
Over-analyzing analyst Maxwell Smart (Steve Carell) dreams of becoming an official Agent for the top secret government organization CONTROL, and longs to execute action-packed spy missions like his idol, the charismatic Agent 23 (Dwayne Johnson). When CONTROL headquarters is attacked by longtime nemesis group KAOS and many of the Agents' identities are compromised, Smart is promoted to Agent 86 and partners with the unwilling Agent 99 (Anne Hathaway) to thwart the villainous group's latest plan for world domination.
Whether or not Steve Carell perfectly embodies Maxwell Smart, he certainly knows how to handle his comedy. Excelling at both physical and verbal-stemmed laughs, Carell makes the tumbles look as easy as his notable style of quick quips and clever observations, and the funnyman seems to garner chortles even when the rest of the crew can't quite muster an equal energy. Anne Hathaway provides the good looks and serious attitude to counter Agent 86's incessant jokes, and the pair's on screen chemistry gels nicely throughout the majority of the film. A few slips and failed retorts interrupt the flow of their characters' progressions, but are quickly forgotten in the grand scheme. Alan Arkin furnishes several of the funniest moments in the movie and the Academy Award-winning actor never misses a beat when the camera turns his way. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson again confirms his status as a reliable comedic presence and laudably supports the leads. Many interesting cameos perforate the film, and while they're amusingly recognizable, they're also regrettably wasted. Few draw laughs with clever dialogue or comedic prowess, but rather produce a quick smile for those that get the reference or enjoy the recognition.
The humor throughout Get Smart always orbits around Carell and his singular style of comedy. Those that don't take a liking to his brand of wit will undoubtedly be less amused, as he is clearly the driving force behind the vast majority of the entertainment value present. While Carell's lines are rarely delivered without a magnetic humor, many of the conversations lose their luster midway, due to faltering dialogue and a lack of focus on creating the biggest laughs. Several of the extravagant set-pieces end with many a missed opportunity to supply more hilarity, and lots of little laughs spread the truly uproarious moments too thin. While a healthy dose of romance, drama, and some truly spectacular action scenes appears commendable, the devotion to these components often shortchanges the comedy.
From exotic locales to storm drains, and Moscow to Disney Hall, the action and humor follows Maxwell Smart at breakneck speed. A few feeble gags and missed chances at grand hilarity can't ruin the fun; and while they might have "missed it by just that much," it's not enough to detract from Carell's dynamic performance and the inspired comedy that trails closely behind.
- The Massie Twins