Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)

58% of critics liked it
(203 reviews)
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Many married couples have secrets, but one pair of lovebirds discover they've both been living dangerous secret lives in this action thriller laced with comedy. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt and play Jane Smith and John Smith, a suburban couple whose marriage has started to go a bit stale after five… More Many married couples have secrets, but one pair of lovebirds discover they've both been living dangerous secret lives in this action thriller laced with comedy. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt and play Jane Smith and John Smith, a suburban couple whose marriage has started to go a bit stale after five or six years. Both wish for more excitement in their relationship, but as it happens, each of them is finding plenty of thrills elsewhere. Both Jane and John are world-class assassins who will take on perilous missions for the right price, but neither is aware of the other's secret life - Jane thinks her husband runs a successful construction company, and John believes his wife works on Wall Street. However, when John and Jane are both assigned to take out the same target, one Benjamin Danz (Adam Brody), they become aware of each other's secret lives, and suddenly both their careers and their marriage go through some dramatic and potentially deadly changes. Mr. and Mrs. Smith also stars Vince Vaughn as an assassin with John's company who still lives with his mother and Kerry Washington as one of Jane's associates. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: PG-13, 2 hr.
Directed By: Doug Liman
Written By: Simon Kinberg
Genres: Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Comedy

In Theaters: Jun 7, 2005 Wide
On DVD: Nov 29, 2005
Studio: 20th Century Fox

Critic Reviews

Ken Tucker, New York Magazine
Mr. & Mrs. Smith works on almost every level and against all odds.
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
Have we lost our minds and souls so completely to celebrity worship that drivel like Mr. and Mrs. Smith can thrive and prosper?
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Very good.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
The studio must have reasoned that Jolie and Brad Pitt are movie stars, so anything they do would be seen as fun and attractive -- and what could be more fun and attractive than their trying to kill each other and just about everybody else in the movie?
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
It's a love story not for the faint of heart. In other words, it's a lot like marriage.
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
A movie so in love with itself it hardly needs us at all.
Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com
The pretty onscreen union of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie is the only thing "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" offers an audience beyond a relentlessly repetitive series of gunfights and car chases wherein so many bullets are fired that you feel like you're witnessing a
Felix Vasquez Jr., Cinema Crazed
I wanted to enjoy it, I really, really did. But I couldn't.
Nick Nunziata, CHUD
Mr. and Mrs. Smith is a playful film, sort of a War of the Roses by way of True Lies, and it never tries to preach or give its characters some crisis of conscience.
Urban Cinefile Critics, Urban Cinefile
A sexy action romp with the impossibly beautiful Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, Mr and Mrs Smith is a sizzler.
Rob Gonsalves, eFilmCritic.com
A jovial, half-smart domestic comedy in which domesticity itself is a joke.
Cynthia Fuchs, Common Sense Media
Married assassins are contracted to kill each other. Not for young ones.
James Plath, Movie Metropolis
When a film sets out to be funny, slick, action-packed, and stylish, and it is, you have to give it some credit.
Prairie Miller, Long Island Press
If you're willing to believe your spouse when he tells you that the reason he's been staying out late at night is that he's a hitman, then Mr. & Mrs. Smith may be just the tongue-in-cheek thriller for you.
Prairie Miller, Long Island Press
If you're willing to believe your spouse when he tells you that the reason he's been staying out late at night is that he's a hitman, then Mr. & Mrs. Smith may be just the tongue-in-cheek thriller for you.
David Noh, Film Journal International
Simon Kinberg's script feels phoned in, while Doug Liman's direction, adept with the massive explosions which dot the film, utterly fails at generating any romantic magic.
Garth Franklin, Dark Horizons
A fun little action romp that will play well with the audience it is aiming for -- so long as they don't go in with any major expectations.
Joseph Proimakis, Movies for the Masses
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Peter T. Chattaway, Christianity Today
Pitt and Jolie have chemistry to burn, and the film hits more often than it misses.
Douglas Pratt, Movie City News
Of course, the movie wants desperately to be a metaphor about marriage and relationships, and it overplays that hand, but the zingy dialog is full of quips that couples will identify with, and the stars are accomplished enough performers.

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moon r

Loads of charisma as Brad and Angelina play assassins ala James Bond who have happened to've married each other. Lots of action shootouts interspersed with quippy dialogue exchanges by the bickering but in love couple. Fun.
Alexander D

Though the comedy genre has its entertaining placement in this film, the action genre is much more concise and abundant. The action sequences are creatively and coolly laid out. In one scene, jazz music is played in the background to foreshadow a quick transition between action and… More
Though the comedy genre has its entertaining placement in this film, the action genre is much more concise and abundant. The action sequences are creatively and coolly laid out. In one scene, jazz music is played in the background to foreshadow a quick transition between action and romance. At first, this musical type seems irrelevant to the violent, gritty tone, but the âahâ? moment comes in a somewhat rewarding fashion. Many modern actioners are made clear to perform as âstandard action faresâ?; you can count this out of that category. Full Review: http://wp.me/p1Urcx-Bo
Michael M

Mr and Mrs Smith isn't without its faults. The film's entire second half is populated with a lot of explosions that grow slightly boring but the lead roles perform perfectly well together and its enough for it to be an overall enjoyable flick.
Scott G

I actually liked, it amused me, gave me action and didn't shy away from the 'all guns blazing' theme, Brad and Angelina are now both top grade actors and I believe they got that reputation from this.
Eric A

Who doesn't wanna see Angelina Jolie get all hot and fiesty?! It was an enjoyable movie.
Carlos M

This is what happens when you try to combine action and romantic comedy without any idea how. The sense of humor is irritating and the story has no ending, finishing on a completely unsatisfying note. Still, the chemistry between Pitt and Jolie saves it from being a disaster.
Jeff "

Mr. & Mrs. Smith had an interesting premise for a film, but unfortunately the film misses the mark on so many levels. I thought that the idea for the film was terrific, but the film was overall a terrible waste of time. I felt that everyone in this film was wasted, and some talent… More
Mr. & Mrs. Smith had an interesting premise for a film, but unfortunately the film misses the mark on so many levels. I thought that the idea for the film was terrific, but the film was overall a terrible waste of time. I felt that everyone in this film was wasted, and some talent that was involved in this film was questionable, not that it matters because the film was a waste of time altogether. The only real talented actor here is Brad Pitt, and I felt he really didn't deliver anything great on screen. I'd say that this was one of his worst films. Considering that this was made by the same director who made the stellar Bourne Identity, you'd expect something terrific with this film. But I thought the film was a mess, and the script and acting was terrible. I think it sucks because like I said, the film had potential to be something totally great, but it's a mediocre film going experience that makes you wonder why they made this film in the first place. Yes, at times the film is entertaining, but it doesn't redeem the overall film from its mediocrity. This is a poorly made action film, and one of Doug Liman's worst films. I felt that some performances were so over the top, that I couldn't enjoy the film, and in the end, I felt like I wasted my time with this film. The idea might've been good, but the script, story development, acting and directing were all very sloppy in the long run. The film didn't work, and it overall a stupid film.
Drake T

Mildy entertaining at best, this Action-Romedy isn't just silly, but largely overplayed. Also doesn't help when there's an excess of generic dialogue and overall lack of charm.
Bethany M

Great film, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt set this film alight with their undeniable chemistry. Surprisingly funny also.
Film C

i really like this movie, the chemistry is excellent just what you want from a couple playing husband and wife. Its a very enjoyable sexy, funny, action pack blast of a movie. Really worth the watch
Kase V

Might not make all the sense on the world, buy come on, it's fun. And funny. In a good way. Watching the two leads argue and then kick ass is very entertaining. But it's a far from perfect film.
Brad W

Great action with a weird story plot. The passion and tension between the married couple was great. The abnormal places they fought sometimes were pretty random. Overall the movie was good. B+ I guess.
Matt G

Action packed and really funny! B
Conner R

I really can't sing this movie's praises enough, it's just about the most interesting way of dealing with an unhappy marriage. It's packed to the brim with amazing action sequences, great comedy and character moments. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are really the… More
I really can't sing this movie's praises enough, it's just about the most interesting way of dealing with an unhappy marriage. It's packed to the brim with amazing action sequences, great comedy and character moments. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are really the only two people that could humanize an assassin husband and wife, but at the same time make them believable. What's really cool about this is that it's so much more than it needed to be. They could have made this a lot more simple and boring, but they made the story and visual style virtually flawless. This goes above and beyond the romantic comedy genre and becomes something extremely unique and lovable. Every time I watch this it just reminds me of how strong the performances and execution are.
Nadira I

I might say, Mr. and Mrs. Smith is full of cool action, delivers from Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Very recommended.
Richard C

B
KJ P

Mr. and Mrs. Smith is not at all a great film, but it's just a really fun ride, filled with action and laughs. I cracked up and fell in love with the action, but it's just that I really don't have much more to say!
xGary X

A middle class couple with seemingly the ideal life are unknowingly a pair of highly paid assassins working for rival companies. When the suits heard that they'd got the Brangelina monster on board for this project they probably soiled their jockeys and I'm surprised they… More
A middle class couple with seemingly the ideal life are unknowingly a pair of highly paid assassins working for rival companies. When the suits heard that they'd got the Brangelina monster on board for this project they probably soiled their jockeys and I'm surprised they even bothered to write a script before wheeling out the money printing machine. With the most popular male and female leads on the planet starring and a concoction of rom-com for the ladies and action for the lads this film was never going to fail financially but complacency could've made it go oh-so wrong in all other departments. Luckily Pitt and Jolie's chemistry actually works really well and their heavily armed bickering provides a fair few laughs. Essentially Kramer vs Kramer with artillery, Mr And Mrs Smith plays out like True Lies if both man and wife were secret agents and while they're at each others' throats it works really well. Inevitably once they kiss and make up it turns into the usual Hollywood mix of schmaltz and ever escalating slo-mo ammo porn but as a whole it's a pretty entertaining piece of undemanding mainstream fluff. Grosse Point Blank did something similar with more wit and subtlety but it's a lot better than Prizzi's Honour.
Lady D

Far from the best role for either Brad Pitt or Angelina Jolie, but a film that will probably be remembered more for their private lives than the actual storyline, acting or anything else. I haven't seen the original, so am unable to compare, but this was very dull in parts and… More
Far from the best role for either Brad Pitt or Angelina Jolie, but a film that will probably be remembered more for their private lives than the actual storyline, acting or anything else. I haven't seen the original, so am unable to compare, but this was very dull in parts and almost ridiculous in others.
erika b

good plot