Mr. and Mrs.Smith (Blu-ray) (2005)

"Smart and sexy.  New York Daily News
"A full-on action flick...from a director who knows how to put the money on the screen while his tongue's firmly in his cheek.  Simon Braund, Empire
"Sexy, funny and dead-on!  Us Weekly

Editor's Note Named after a 1941 Alfred Hitchcock film, MR. AND MRS. SMITH is really its own ball of flaming wax, with enough sizzling chemistry between stars Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt to blow up a small building. He shows he is equally adept in comedy and action, and she manages to set new screen standards of bad-ass sexiness. It's impossible to dislike this pair, or a movie that makes being married seem like such insane fun. Pitt and Jolie play extremely skilled professional assassins who have managed to stay married for five years without ever realizing each other's profession because they work for rival agencies and the work is top secret. When their paths eventually cross on a high-level hit, one of the most lethal battles of the sexes in the history of cinema is officially on. Thanks to a genuinely witty script, the issue isn't who will win, but whether the couple will realize they are meant for each other before it's too late. Director Doug Liman was obviously the right choice for the material, having proved his ability to fuse engaging romance with knuckle-biting action in 2002's THE BOURNE IDENTITY. The comedy is sophisticated and witty, the action is visceral and intense, and there is plenty of satisfying eye candy. Another plus is Vince Vaughn as a fast-talking fellow hit man who lives with his mother. The cinematography is by Bozan Bajelli (the genius behind Abel Ferrara's best mid-1980s work) who imbues each environment, whether it's the Smith's house, or the urban streets--with its own evocative color scheme and feel.

	Adam Brody
	Angelina Jolie
	Brad Pitt
	Vince Vaughn
	Bojan Bazelli - Cinematographer
	Doug Liman - Director
	Erik Feig - Executive Producer
	Jeff Mann - Production Designer
	John Powell, et. al. - Original Music By
	Lucas Foster, et. al. - Producer
	Michael Tronick - Editor
	Simon Kinberg - Writer

USA Today
"The best moments in the action-packed romantic comedy are when the couple exhibit their considerable chemistry....They're always fun to watch..." 06/10/2005 p.1E

Los Angeles Times
"Aided by Liman, both Pitt and Jolie prove themselves adept at the kind of arch innuendo the script demands." 06/10/2005 p.E1

Entertainment Weekly
"Pitt and Jolie flirt with expert timing..." 06/17/2005 p.56-57

Uncut
"Liman continues his winning streak of comedy-action interfacing with tongue firmly in cheek." 08/01/2005 p.129

Ultimate DVD
3 stars out of 5 -- "It's WAR OF THE ROSES with WMD's, a breezy and irreverent action comedy..." 04/01/2008 p.75

ReelViews 7 of 10
The problem with Mr. and Mrs. Smith is that it's really two movies in one. The first is a sly comedy/thriller worthy of Hitchcock, and the other is a big, noisy summer action flick. The marriage of these two, like that of the title characters, is tempestuous, with each side in a constant struggle for dominance. When Mr. and Mrs. Smith is smart and sassy, it's a lot of fun. But when it's loud and dumb (which is too often for my taste), it's mindless and a little tedious. This is mediocre, forgettable entertainment. It doesn't really satisfy, but you probably won't exit the theater feeling gypped. - James Berardinelli

Chicago Sun-Times 8 of 10
What makes the movie work is that Pitt and Jolie have fun together on the screen, and they're able to find a rhythm that allows them to be understated and amused even during the most alarming developments. There are many ways that John and Jane Smith could have been played awkwardly, or out of synch, but the actors understand the material and hold themselves at just the right distance from it; we understand this is not really an action picture, but a movie star romance in which the action picture serves as a location. - Roger Ebert