Missed It By That Much
- Title: Get Smart
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Maxwell Smart (Steve Carell) is an analyst for CONTROL, a secret underground spy organization. Although intelligent, Max is clumsy, awkward, and is known for the mind-numbing level of detail he puts into his job.
When CONTROL is attacked by the terrorist organization known as KAOS, the Chief (Alan Arkin) has no choice but to make Max an agent and pair him with Agent 99 (Anne Hathaway), who has recently gone through plastic surgery (the reasons for which make less sense than anything else in the film), for an important mission.
That’s the basic outline of the plot, which never really seems to get developed past the outline stage. The film instead provides situations for Carell to get himself and 99 both into and out of danger, almost always making a fool out of himself in the process. Carell is good here, and there’s a nice playful chemistry which slowly develops with Hathaway. And Alan Arkin, and Dwayne “Stop Calling Me The Rock” Johnson provide some nice moments as well.
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