Mr. And Mrs. Smith
By T.S. Johnson, Sat Dec 10th

Mr. and Mrs. Smith a.k.a. Brangelina fest, is a movie that had alot of hype surrounding it that had nothing to do with the movieitself...good thing. The constant talk leading up to the moviewas centered on "Are they or aren't they," a couple that is. Andof course the movie was supposed to answer that most desiredquestion of the summer. Well, I can honestly say that not onlywas that question not answered but the movie forgot to beentertaining as well. So much for the hype.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith is a story surrounding two married assassinsJane Smith (Angelina Jolie) and John. Smith (Brad Pitt), workingfor competitive companies. The catch is neither knows the otheris an assassin and through a series of events have beencontracted to kill each other. Once they realize who they aresupposed to kill they are given seventy-two hours to completethere assignment or face elimination themselves. So ensues aseries of gun fights, car chases and marital angst. Oh, andVince Vaughn is thrown in for comic relief.

Now the actual fighting is supposed to be representative oftheir marital problems and the whole movie is supposed torepresent what happens in a marriage when the parties involvedgrow a part. Okay, I'm fine with that, but the entire film waswholly underwhelming. Never once did I believe that they weretruly angry with each other, the sexual tension was rathertepid, and

Vaughn was hardly funny. Not to mention I've seenbetter action sequences in Disney movies.

I mean after all the talk leading up to the film, the steaminessthat supposedly happened on set, I at least thought some of thatwould work its way onto the big screen, even if the movie itselffell flat. Alas, no drama, no tension, no humor. Well, littlehumor. The movie's storyline is broken up with scenes of Johnand Jane Smith at a therapist's office. Those sequences providedthe funniest moments of the movie and coupled with Brad Pitt'svisage, mark the only reasons why Mr. and Mrs. Smith is worthwatching.

I wish there was more I could say about the film. The reality isit is a mediocre script, with mediocre action and mediocreacting. Not that I believe Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie aremediocre actors but they didn't bring their acting chops to thisfilm, even for a fluff summer film. Unless you're absolutelybored, with absolutely nothing else to do, I wouldn't waste mymoney on Mr. and Mrs. Smith...Brad Pitt or no.

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