Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Both Pitt and Angela are pretty good. They have style, but there is no chemistry between them, which in a movie where chemistry is essential, is a fundamental problem. So this is no high-action War of the Roses, despite trying hard. It’s also needlessly long, and could have been helped by some cuts, especially in the slow introduction. The action scenes are rather mediocre, rather uninspiring, not particularly entertaining and it doesn’t even work as a summertime relaxing popcorn movie. Without Vaughn, it would be a crock of... Although it has potential, apart from two or three scenes, where tension between the characters is evident, this is simply a routine movie. (24/07/2005)

A pleasant action comedy which had overly high demands placed upon it from the beginning. I was expecting nonstop action but most of the time they're just talking. There's great chemistry between Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, and we all know where it led to. Doug Liman shows that he can easily handle action along with all the trimmings, and now I'm just looking forward to his Jumper. (29/08/2007)

A shallow disposable popcorn movie, which more or less works thanks to the central acting pair and decent, albeit fluctuating, pace. Overall impression: 50%. I don't particularly like Angelina Jolie, but in this case, her glamour was to the benefit of the film, and she was the perfect type for her role. Brad Pitt, on the other hand, shows that his star reputation is justified. (05/11/2006)

Doug Liman does not have the talent of James Cameron and cannot effectively combine action with comedy. He created a genre mutant that fails to offer anything new in its field and the main problem is that not even the old and proven works very well in this case. We see all possible technical innovations, supercomputers, super modern sets, fast cutting, action cameras – simply put, Doug Liman throws absolutely everything in, and it's not that good. (04/08/2005)

There were a few enjoyable moments, but in the two-hour runtime it was like a drop in the sea. I felt like I had seen it all before. The whole thing follows the pattern of a standard romantic comedy, with action scenes grafted on it not to make it too obvious. Plus, the film stars Angelina Jolie... I could say that I like her about as much as hemorrhoids, but I want to show a little decorum, so let me just say I’m not particularly fond of her. (28/04/2020)