Get Smart
October 13, 2008 – 8:26 pmI wrote this review quite a while ago and wanted to add scripture references, but now I am so far behind in my blog entries I figured I should just give it to people. Enjoy. Hopefully in the next few days I will wip out a review on Dark Knight, Fireproof, and Eagle Eye. Hopefully I have time. In the interest of time, they will be short and to the point. So much to do, so little time.
Well, this movie did make me laugh the other night and was quite entertaining. Just because it was entertaining does not make it a great movie though. So, as usual, I would like to look at it critically.
First, the good:
- Max does want to help people and do the right thing.
- Agent 99, by the end of the movie, does show that she cares for people ( you see her compassion towards Max and the chief ).
- Max’s 2 friends ( the gadget guys ) seem quite supportive of Max, even if they don’t understand his passion to be an agent.
- Max’s passion to be an agent, his drive, is admirable. He gives his all to accomplish his dream.
Now, the bad:
- Sexual innuendos. In this I include jokes based on actions that can easily be interpreted in a sexual way.
- It is implied that some people engaged in sexual relationships outside the bonds of marriage. Admittedly, I do not remember the movie really focusing on it, but it was treated rather lightly.
So, while it was a fun movie to see, I did have some problems with it. See here for another take on the movie.