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In the world of covert intelligence, only one man is Smart. Steve Carell is in CONTROL as Maxwell Smart, the novice agent often out of his depth but never out of options, in this action comedy pitting him against the nuclear scheme of the evil spy group KAOS. Anne Hathaway partners with him as ever-capable Agent 99.
Travel with Max and 99 through the dangerous realm of moral radios, malfunctioning pocketknives, exploding dental floss and much more. Look out Agent 007, Maxwell Smart is here to save the day. His way.
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Review by: mizim
Dated: 8th of April, 2012
I grew up watching Max & 99 and I really loved the show. So when this came out I was sceptical, as a movie remake of a TV series doesn't always work out the best. But I loved this film. I thought that the actors they chose were perfect matches, and I liked that Steve Carell didn't try to 'take over' the character and make it his own, but that he kept Max true to what he was in the TV show.
One of my favourite bits has to be that they built their base under the museum dedicated to them, and that later Max takes items from the museum.
This movie makes me want to go and watch the original tv show all over again.
Review by: ooblar
Dated: 17th of November, 2008
I used to be a real fan of the original TV series. it was witty, funny and quirky and a total elbow in the ribs to the James Bond franchise. What a hoot! So I was really wonrried what they were going to do to it to make it a modern overhaul.
Steve Carell was a perfect stand-in as Maxwell Smart, bumbling but well-intentioned Agent 86. I wasn't too sure about Anne Hathaway as the ever-unnamed Agent 99, but she managed to pull it off quite well. However, by far the best casting was have Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson as a total poser of a secret agent with a nasty secret. Although I must say they also did really well picking Terence Stamp as 'Seigfried', leader of the bad guys. As a bonus, 'Max' almost had a car accident with the actor who played the original Seigfried in the TV series, Bernie Kopell. I found that a total gem and I would have loved to have seen a few more of the original cast popping up, though the producers did make excellent use of some of the original props such as the iconic shoe-phone.
A total laugh well worth buying even at full price.
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