Mr. & Mrs. Smith

MR. & MRS. SMITH (2005) - July 6, 2005
What happened to you, Doug Liman? This was a mediocre action movie. For the first hour or so, there wasn't too much action. This would have been good, except for the fact that the Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie characters aren't really developed at all; the movie hammers home the fact that they no longer connect with each other by having them spend the entire first hour or so making pointless small talk. They start to become a little more interesting in the second half, but there really isn't much time for anything but action at that point. Which was essentially the biggest problem with the movie -- as soon as the Smiths discovered each other's true identities, the action began and pretty much didn't end until the credits rolled. And that's fine I guess, but it got to be a bit much after a while. I mean, the action was generally well done (no shaky-cam/quick-cuts, which I liked) but it was overwhelming. It's like going to a buffet and being forced to continue eating long after you're full. Some of the action scenes were actually pretty good, as was some of the stuff with the Smiths discovering just how much they've lied to each other, but at that point I was well past the point of caring. **