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” MR AND MRS SMITH ” — film review
“MR & MRS SMITH”
USA dir : Doug Liman 2005
…He said/she said…he didn’t say,she didn’t say…lies,secrets and very delayed releases of information,hahhahahaaa…yeah, this is a smart+sexy examination of a marriage,bookended by cute sessions with a marriage guidance counsellor.
To state the obvious Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are 2 natural comedic performers,think Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn on steroids.He is all laidback charm and she is all button-upped sarcasm…or in their own paraphrased words “You are too flaky John,you don’t follow the plan,you bail too quickly”…”Yeah Jane? Well you’re too anal and can’t improvise!” So we go back and forth deliciously following these barbs,as if James Bond was married and married for a long time with a fellow spy who annoys him and whom he starts taking for granted and visa versa.Great screen writing.
The set-up is that unknowingly,these 2 are also professional assassins,working for rival companies.I’ll say this for the director re: what we don’t see…we don’t see gratuitious shots of 1. Brad’s naked torso 6-pack 2. Angelina’s naked torso with flat tummy (hell,we don’t see any of her tattoos which most filmmakers cannot avoid,in 1 scene I thought they must have digitally airbrushed one off her arm,but I’m no expert)
Film’s soundtrack is a nice blend of pumping rock and dramatic atmosphere,special mention to Joe Strummer’s “Mondo Bongo” which underscores first amorous dancing scene and repeats in timely fashion later on.Also nice subtle use of repeating motifs ie : falling wine glasses,wine bottles and teapots that are caught inches from the ground,and teapot-lids that aren’t.best LOL moment…John has thrown Jane over a sofa in home battle,we only then get to see John kick into her with his florsheim,hidden by said sofa…it’s cartoon violence and by no means does Jane not land the best punches…best “wow” moment…realising that even though John disarmed Jane’s thigh-knife in restaurant tango scene,she somehow managed to slip a ticking time-bomb onto his person,hahahha….
Vince Vaughn provides cool support as John’s best mate…likewise Jane has a buddy in her organisation I-temp,but sadly her character is underdeveloped compared to Vaughn.I gotta say this was better than i imagined,Pitt still works the sh*t-eating grin but now has softened his performance with goofy charm and Jolie can chop-socky better than most but still provide sweet vulnerability the next second.Fun snappy film that pokes fun at spy films,home decoration,cooking,sex,killing people,nosy neighbours,work/office dynamics and so much more…and John who has always been vague about numbers rises to the occasion when he answers the marriage guidance counsellor’s last question in the film.
4 ****… fun,snappy,sexy