Entertainment Ave! The Movie Theater - A movie review of Mr. and Mrs. Smith.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith Movie Stats & Links
Starring:	Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie
MPAA Rated:	PG-13
Released By:	20th Century Fox
Web Site:	mrandmrssmithmovie.com
Kiddie Movie:	Nope. This is one for the adults to enjoy.
Date Movie:	It's a great date flick, good stuff for the dudes, good stuff for the dudettes.
Gratuitous Sex:	Some hot and heavy scenes, but no nudity.
Gratuitous Violence:	Lots of shooting going on.
Action:	Lots of chasing going on.
Laughs:	Lots of laughing going on.
Memorable Scene:	With John and Jane fending off the bad dudes in the minivan.
Memorable Quote:	Too many to list.
Directed By:	Doug Liman
Produced By:	Arnon Milchan, Akiva Goldsman, Lucas Foster, Patrick Wachsberger

John and Jane Smith (Brad Pitt/Angelina Jolie) open the movie in the marriage therapist’s office where John doesn’t seem to know exactly how long they have been married and they are both embarrassed to admit that their sex life really isn’t that great anymore. It kinda bums them both out because their beginnings of a couple came with great excitement and lots of sex. But things aren’t exactly what they seem for John and Jane. It appears that they both work as hired assassins, only for competing assassin companies. Who knew? But for life in the John and Jane neighborhood, everyone believes they are just working professionals, and the thing is, each just thinks that the other is a normal, working professional.

All of this changes on day, when they are both sent to knock-off some dude, only to discover what the other does when they are away from home. And so comes the dilemma, botching the assassination, they must now confront each other and take out their mate to make the prices on their head go away (it seems it’s not proper etiquette in the assassin world for husband and wife to work for competing companies, even if the other doesn’t know their real job). So now our story shifts from one of a couple trying to mend their marriage, to a story of each trying to end it. The plus for them, they realize they like trying to kill the other, so much so that the passion flares just as they run out of bullets. Yup, the lovebirds are back to being lovebirds, only now there’s a price on both of their heads, so they have to run from the bad guys.

Finally, after much chasing and thousands of rounds of ammunition discharged, the truth comes out, and yes, they live happily ever after, and more than happy to gloat about their sex life once again.

Look, this movie isn’t rocket science. It’s meant to be funny, it’s meant to be action-packed, and it’s meant to be just a little, or maybe even a lot, unbelievable. Pitt and Jolie do a fabulous job of showing a married couple not excited to be married anymore, how marriage hostility can be funny (Jane Smith, after blasting a hole in the wall, asking John "Are you alive, baby?"), and how a couple can be drawn back together and get excitement back in their marriage, albeit in a wacky, assassin-type way.

I was totally entertained by this movie and think this is probably one of the best date movies out there. She gets to stare and ogle over Brad Pitt, the dudes get to stare and ogle over Angelina Jolie. Look, if you are looking for a nice drama about the struggles of marriage, go ahead and rent "The Story of Us" or some other sappy movie like this, and if you are looking for a realistic action film, this ain’t it either. But if you are looking for just some fun entertainment, "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" will most likely give you a laugh. 4 ½ stars out of 5 for "Mr. and Mrs. Smith."