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(1 - 42) of 42 OFCS Rating: 69% Fresh Page   1   B- "Though these adaptations usually produce horrific results, Get Smart is a cut above thanks to some fun performances and preposterously entertaining action."   FromTheBalcony   Bill Clark 2/5 "In a current comedy climate where such scant superficiality just won't cut it, Get Smart is nothing but shallow."   PopMatters   Bill Gibron 1.5/4 "An unwieldy spoof-thriller of clashing styles that undermine each other like a parade of double agents."   Slant Magazine   Bill Weber B- "Segal certainly has great ideas for bullet-dodging set-pieces, but the picture indulges mayhem much too often, inadvertently handicapping Carell and the cast."   BrianOrndorf.com   Brian Orndorf B- "Although its chemistry never gels, Get Smart pulls off a sufficient number of goofy action set pieces to earn its entertainment value."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey 4/10 "Get Smart makes rudimentary efforts to update, with passing references to terrorists, profiling, and inter-agency competition."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 2/5 "Along with 'Speed Racer,' 'Get Smart' is the movie adaptation of a TV-show that nobody was particularly waiting for."   eFilmCritic.com   Dan Lybarger B- "The amiable deadpan comic Steve Carell was a good choice to take the part of the inept agent that stand-up comedian Don Adams played."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 1.5/4 "A spy comedy that isn't clever enough to get many chuckles and isn't over-the-top enough to work as prime lampoonery. It's dull, forgettable and uninspired."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman 2/5 "Una comedia de acción irregular aunque pasable, que no llega ni por asomo al ingenio de la serie original pero que se puede ver gracias a Steve Carell."   Uruguay Total   Enrique Buchichio B+ "One of the better TV adaptations to come along in recent years."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 2.5/4 "Carell's wacky presence uplifts the modern-day gizmo-crazed Smart to a passable parade of pure inspired silliness that pays adequate homage to the iconic TV series."   Movie Eye   Frank Ochieng C "Uses the old show merely as a springboard for a fairly conventional comedy-action movie that's louder, more frenetic and, ultimately, dumber."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 3/5 "A spunky and delightfully silly screen adaptation of the classic-cult television series."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 3/4 "This is one instance when a TV series-based movie rewards nostalgia without demanding it. Get Smart is funny enough in its own right to attract younger viewers while paying homage to its 40-year old predecessor."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 5/10 "The main characters themselves -- Max and Agent 99 -- and their relationship receive a rather disappointing stock treatment that lacks creativity."   Window to the Movies   Jeffrey Chen 4/10 "Yes, there are a few laughs to be had here and there, but the filmmakers unfortunately didn't follow the advice of the title in making sure this big screen update was smart enough to warrant its existence"   Screen It!   Jim Judy 7/10 "Not funny outrageous or funny gross, but funny cute, funny nice, funny mild."   DVDTown.com   John J. Puccio 4.5/5 "Oh thank heaven Get Smart is funny. It's a genuine easy-going, whiz-bang spy comedy with the comedy trimmings."   Cinerina   Karina Montgomery 3.0/4.0 "... (after) Adams' well-meaning but inept Maxwell Smart... it's interesting to watch (Carell's) well-meaning but capable Maxwell Smart overcome both adversity and absurdity."   MovieCrypt.com   Kevin A. Ranson B+ "In terms of reaching a 21st century audience, Get Smart was about as good as it could be."   Film School Rejects   Kevin Carr C+ "...an awkward amalgamation of well played characters working with wildly uneven material that references newer films like "Point Break" and "Entrapment" as much as the original series."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 2.5/4 "It's a light, silly instantly forgettable comedy peppered with action set-pieces and affectionate nods to its fondly remembered predecessor."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh "[S]o few movies make me laugh out loud, and I did do that more than once with this one, and that's reason for a minor celebration..."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 2.5/5 "A feature-length elaboration on its own hilarious trailer."   Goatdog's Movies   Michael W. Phillips, Jr. 3.5/4 "Get Smart is an example of getting the right actors and taking the right approach...It gave me one of the most fun times I've had at the movies all year."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan B+ "It shrewdly tweaks the original, making Smart smarter and more capable and ramping up the action, and the result is a refreshingly entertaining summer popcorn movie."   Beliefnet   Nell Minow C "A succession of tepid gags tethered by a flimsy narrative."   Lessons of Darkness   Nick Schager 4/5 "However, while it may not be particularly original or inspired, it does contain the one ingredient that has been largely missing from most American comedies of late--actual laughs--and it provides enough of those to make it worth a look."   eFilmCritic.com   Peter Sobczynski 3/5 "The film doesn't have the sharp hysteria of the series, and it gets a bit over-serious at times. But it's still a thoroughly entertaining film with terrific characters all its own."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline 4/5 "An affable pile-up of action-comedy climaxes."   eFilmCritic.com   Rob Gonsalves B- "In the land of bad comedies -- which this summer truly seems to be -- its serviceable workmanship reigns supreme."   Flipside Movie Emporium   Rob Vaux B "It wisely doesn't try to duplicate the orginal series, but it retains much of its flavor."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten 7/10 "Maxwell Smart is back with a vengeance. Although this vintage Mel Brooks shtick will mean a lot more to those who saw it first hand in the 1960s, it is still headed for one of the top notches in the usually doggy summer film season."   Monsters and Critics   Ron Wilkinson 3.5/5 "Carell delivers the laughs"   Filmcritic.com   Sean O'Connell "Get Smart could have been smarter. But like the show that inspired it, it's still smarter than it looks."   Salon.com   Stephanie Zacharek "This comedy does not need to "Get Smart;" it is smart."   ESplatter   Steve Biodrowski 6/10 "While Steve Carell is a natural as secret agent Maxwell Smart, pairing him with 20 years younger Anne Hathaway is a major miscalculation. And the humor just misses by THAT much."   SSG Syndicate   Susan Granger 6/10 "A pleasingly drowsy summer action comedy."   Antagony & Ecstasy   Tim Brayton 3/4 "A smart update, with a hero who has transformed his humiliations and frailties into, of all things, maturity and empathy."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw 3/4 "A slight positive check mark in the history of television adaptations."   Oscar Guy   Wesley Lovell 3/5 Read review   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick  (1 - 42) of 42 OFCS Rating: 69% Fresh Page   1