It’s funny, exciting, preposterous, great to look at, and made with the same level of technical expertise we’d expect from a new Bond movie itself. And all of that is very nice, but nicer still is the perfect pitch of the casting.Read Full Review »
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Lisa Schwarzbaum
The unexpected star is Hathaway, looking cool as a runway model in the role originated by Barbara Feldon, lithe as a (pink) panther, and displaying great comic timing.Read Full Review »
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ReelViews: James Berardinelli
Steve Carell's portrayal of Max is just about perfect for the material.Read Full Review »
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Salon.com: Stephanie Zacharek
Get Smart could have been smarter. But like the show that inspired it, it's still smarter than it looks.Read Full Review »
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Village Voice: J. Hoberman
This redux is a rare device: a TV remake for the big screen that works on its own terms.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Stephen Hunter
As for Hathaway, she's a revelation. Those eyes are still as big as Beamer hubcaps, but she's able to show more edge than her previous goody-goody roles have allowed.Read Full Review »
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Boston Globe: Ty Burr
The movie errs by turning Max into a figure of hangdog sympathy: "The 40 Year Old Virgin" with a shoe phone.Read Full Review »
Director Peter Segal ups the ante on the action, aiming for Bourne more than Bond, but the stunts grow frenzied and increasingly flat.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Manohla Dargis
It flounders whenever it tries to weave the real world into its fantasia, partly because it isn't really about anything other than making money, partly because the spy-versus-spy battle doesn't entertain the way it once did.Read Full Review »
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