"Get Smart" Movie Reviews: It's Nothing To Phone Home About

"Get Smart" opens Friday, and the critics have weighed in. The movie is a big-screen adaptation of a classic 1960s TV show about a secret agent named Maxwell Smart, who's anything but. Steve Carell is the lead, with Anne Hathaway and Duane "The Rock" Johnson as sidekicks. So far, it's gotten mixed reviews. Here's a roundup of what some of the critics are saying. The Hollywood Reporter has a not nice " Get Smart" movie review : "Get Smart" the movie has precious little to do with "Get Smart" the iconic TV series from the 1960s, but then again the movie has precious little to do with screen comedy, either. This is a slap-dash effort whose producers threw money and stunts onscreen instead of the satirical gags and one-liners that made the old spy spoof so memorable. Here's a bite of the negative "Get Smart" movie review from Newsweek: Maxwell Smart, the clueless, bumbling secret agent created by Don Adams in the popular '60s TV series "Get Smart," has gotten a major I.Q. boost in the ... (link)