Movie Review - Get Smart

I know, a little late to review this movie. But I just wanted to encourage people to see this movie, if you're in the mood for a lighthearted comedy. I held off seeing it, because I was discouraged by some bad reviews. I'm glad I went despite the reviews. It's fun; not a great movie, but definitely worth seeing.

I think I was turned off by the reviews that said that the movie was different from the TV show in how it portrays Maxwell Smart. The reviews I saw made it seem like the movie character was much smarter than the TV character. Having seen the movie, I kind of see what they meant, but I don't agree. Maybe my memory of the TV show is failing, but I don't think the TV character was a complete idiot or something. Yes, he did dumb things, but quite often (once a show?) did something smart enough to catch the bad guys. Yes, the movie character is a shade smarter than the TV character, but not enough to radically change the experience. It's a different shade of the same color, not a different color.

I loved how they worked the old shoe phone into the movie (can young people even imagine how fantastic is was to imagine that one day someone might have a wireless phone, as small as a shoe?). And a nice cameo or two; I won't say more because I don't want to spoil it.

Summer is for light, fluffy, funny movies you can take your kids too, and Get Smart fits the bill nicely. It deserves an Oscar. Would you believe a People's Choice Award? Would you believe a Blockbuster Award? Missed it by that much....