 MR. and MRS. SMITH
MPAA Rating:
 for sequences of violence, intense action, sexual content and brief strong languageReviewed by: Jonathan Rodriguez Offensive
Moviemaking Quality:
 Primary Audience:
Adults, Teens
Genre:
Action/Adventure, Romance, Thriller
Length:
1 hr. 55 min.
Year of Release:
2005
      Relevant Issues
Violence in movies - How does it affect people? Answer  You’d probably have to have lived underneath a boulder for the past six months not to know anything about Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s new film “Mr. and Mrs. Smith.” We have been bombarded by previews for months, seen their faces on the covers of magazines, and even had to endure network news stories about their private lives. Finally, the film that started it all is out, so maybe some of the nonsense that has preceded it will die down. “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” are John and Jane Smith, ruthless assassins who met while “vacationing” in Columbia. Sparks fly at first encounter, the obligatory first night sex occurs, and soon enough they are married. The marriage, of course, appears normal on the outside, and we suppose appears normal to them, neither suspecting that the other is a killer working for separate bosses. Fast forward “five or six years” and the couple is living in a lavish New York home, but both have become rather bored with each other, and their dinner conversations consist of fighting over who should pass the salt. Their cover is blown when both are sent by their employers to eliminate a target somewhere in the desert of the Southwest. They recognize each other, and then race home to plan how they are going to kill each other. Naturally, they can’t just talk about, at least not with each other. They toy with their spouse’s emotions, and their own, trying to convince themselves that they never were in love to begin with, so killing their spouse now would simply be another job. After warning each other to just leave town and never come back (which of course they don’t do), they have an old-fashioned shoot out in their very own home, which may have been just what their marriage needed to regain it’s spark. The first half of the movie is funny, and we can keep ourselves amused watching the chemistry of the stars. The film runs out of ammo after the big shootout in the house. After that, there are a few more action scenes that we could have done without, and more talking that really doesn’t help the story. For the last 45 minutes or so, I found myself wondering when it would finally end. Maybe I have been spoiled by other movies, but I generally expect the big action scenes to come at the end. I imagine though that more people will enjoy this film, than not, and will choose to ignore its flaws, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing either. As for details about the film’s content …Judging from the previews, I was concerned that I would have a lot to write about, but it wasn’t nearly as offensive as I had anticipated. There is some occasional language (S-words, and a few others), and profane uses of the name Jesus. We know they have sex on the fist night they meet, but we basically see the before and after; then later we see them go at it before sex. We see Jane in some skimpy outfits throughout and donning S & M gear during one brief scene you’ve probably seen hinted at during previews. There are some sexual jokes and comments, and then some that sound like they are, but aren’t. And, of course, there is violence; they are assassins. Car chases, punching, kicking, shootings, stabbings, and bomb blasts—all the usual material we’ve come to expect from this genre, but most of the scenes in this film are played for laughs. The film film is aimed at older teens and adults, but parents should as always look into whether this film is appropriate for their children before sending them off to the theater.
Violence: Heavy / Profanity: Moderate / Sex/nudity: Moderate See list of Relevant Issues — questions-and-answers. Year of Release — 2005 / USA release date: June 10, 2005  Negative - I always review my movies before going since learning of your Web site. This one I didn’t and went with my husband for a “date.” How offensive and upsetting this was tonight! The movie was filled with guns. Guns were fired over and over and I felt as if I were sitting in a Terminator movie and couldn’t wait for it to finish. I felt the actors were cast as the favorites for both male and females audiences to draw in the crowds and put Angolina with a gun and you’ll get every man interested! I left disgusted and just felt insulted and greatly offended by this movie. It’s definitely NOT a date movie, but more of a SINGLE guys night out movie! Neutral - I have a healthy respect for marriage, but I also have a
slightly sarcastic sense of humor, and the minute I saw the trailers for Mr. & Mrs. Smith, I knew it was going to be the most fun I’d had in a movie theatre in months. I was right. While I and most of the rest of the audience in the theatre enjoyed this tongue-in-cheek story about two assassins facing domestic differences, I am also a little concerned with the overall message the film was attempting to portray: that it may be
okay to hit the woman in your life, provided that she’s gunning for you first. That and that so many people were killed without thought was a
little disconcerting. If you have a morbid sense of humor, you will enjoy Mr. & Mrs. Smith, but if you’re concerned with the concept of a man
and woman pitted against one another toward a brutal end, you may not want to invite them home. Negative - This was one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen. Car chases, explosions and shoot-outs seem to take the place of having a real plot. My biggest complaint was with the husband and wife fight scene that takes place in their own home when the both are trying to kill each other. This is not some silly little slapstick fighting that could have gone on in a Carry Grant movie. This is all out shooting, punching and kicking that destroys the whole house. At one point Mrs. Smith is laying on the floor while Mr. Smith kicks her over and over as hard as he can. The audience (mainly teens and young 20's) laughs with every kick and punch. I don’t understand how that level of violence between a man and woman can be laughed at today. Negative - My friend dragged me to this movie on opening night. 10 bucks later…(plus popcorn and sushi…) I’m not too happy. First, can we start with the movie itself? HORRIBLE. Brad Pitt is a lousy actor, and Angelina, well, she’s great but her talent is wasted with the lousy script and storyline. Just to warn, but this movie is way more violent than the previews make it seem. They kill people as if it’s nothing, which disgusted me; as far as I am concerned, there is way too much violence in the world and I do not want to pay money too see mindless gunshots mowing people down. Even though I usually don’t mind violence, (or at least I can handle it) this movie was horrible, both quality and morally. Neutral - Yawn!!! So predictable you can set you alarm clock and wake up when what you know will happen happens! This film is another, what I call DVD (use to be video) movie! Wait for the DVD to come out and if you still want to waste your time on it then you won’t be wasting your time since you waited! That’s all I really have about this movie. If you’ve seen the preview you’ve basically seen the movie!!! Wait for the DVD unless you just have to have the theater rush and overbuttered popcorn! Negative - …Possibly should be R-Rated…Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie top line the cinematic action/comedy about two assassins for hire who are married to one another without the other persons knowledge. Taking some excerpts directly from the fantastic action adventure “True Lies” starring the one and only Arnold, Mr. and Mrs. Smith adds a twist — more comedy and a lot more tension between married husband and wife. Mr. John Smith and Mrs. Jane Smith are your stereotypical married couple who have their usual problems and headaches that are commonly associated with marriage. They even have the car with the Jesus fish on the back, a cross hanging from the rear view mirror and have matching sweat suits that say “Jesus Rocks” (Not meant as a rip of God, just innocent humor.) WARNING: This movie is PG-13 but contains TONS of sensuality between Pitt
and Jolie. OK, its just Jolie, but whose watching anyway. Mrs. Smith’s character is not clotheless at all, and there is not any sex in the movie, but Angelina Jolie oozes sensuality with every move she makes, the clothes
she wears and every shot the camera wants you to see and doesn’t want you
to see, and with her dialogue. It purposefully leaves lot for the
imagination but gives you enough to play the temptress. I WOULD NOT recommend this movies for anyone UNDER 18 and would recommend people be very careful in recommending this movie. The dialogue in this movie is FILLED with sexual innuendos and double entendres. There is not very much
foul language in the movie and there is not a whole lot of blood, but
plenty of dead bodies and violence. 2-½ of 4 Stars. Positive - Knowing this movie was from the director of the Bourne Identity I knew I would not be disappointed action and story-wise. I was right, it was nice to see both humor and action mix so well. Negative aspects were the language, (1 F-word that I could recall and a few others misc.), plenty of shoot-em-up action, of course, if you’ve seen the previews. And a few scenes of sensuality, no nudity, however. Overall, I’d recommend this movie… awesome action scenes, good plot. I and the rest of the audience at the theatre were laughing out load. Negative - I was out with a large group (15 or so) of Christian men who wanted to go see this piece of drivel. I verbally objected, but everyone else wanted to go (and I WAS driving the rented 15 passenger van), so I went. The movie was repugnant. The storyline was moronic; the acting was mediocre, and the violence was disgusting. In the past two years, I have moved farther and farther from my “Christian” brothers in beliefs, and this is a great example of why. Most of the guys didn’t think it was a good movie, but almost nobody else was disturbed by the violence like I was… Positive - …by no means is this anything that we haven’t seen on TV a billion times. I would recommend it to anyone 16 and over. However, with all of that set aside, this is one of the cleaner action movies that you are going to come across. The acting was good, I found Brad Pitt to be pretty awesome as usual, and Jolie held her own as well. There were a lot of laughs and most of them were pretty clean. If you’re going to see this movie, go see it at the theater. This is way better than just a rental…It’s a real fun movie… Positive - I have been waiting for this film for months and it paid off. It was very entertaining, and I loved the action. The story line was great and the actors did a fantastic job. I have been a fan of both Brad and Angelina, and it was great to finally see them in a film together. I would recommend this film for anyone who wants to have a good time. Positive - …real good, and the acting was excellent & the profanity was not heavy… no nudity, but there was one scene where they were in the same room dressing, and you can see right through her half slip. I find that a offensive. Positive - Surprisingly, I enjoyed the film. I was going to see the third
episode of Star Wars, but was in the mood for something more lighthearted.
I was not disappointed. I had heard Mr. and Mrs. Smith was a parody of
marriage, and took it for what it was. I thought there were a few cute
moments, such as when Mrs. Smith’s colleague blew the breaks on Mr.
Smith’s elevator; Mr. X looked genuinely disappointed and hurt. Another
cute moment was when Mr. Smith accidentally shot at Mrs. Smith while he’s
trying to get through the fence and Mrs' Smith’s look of incredulity. I
was also pleasantly surprised at the sex scenes for their modesty,
considering Angelina Jolie was in them. There was some language and
several uses of the Lord’s name in vain, but overall I was not
disappointed for spending the money. Positive - I thought this movie was good to compare married
relationships that are on the verge of death. While they decided to show
the characters as assassins trying to kill each other; in our real world
there are couples who feel a similar way. Couples(married couples too)
don’t communicate well, they have little secrets of their own, and so on.
Although, christian couples(married ones as well) should be open in
communication and have no secrets. Yet we are not all perfect. We all
struggle in relationships. This movie I see as doing well to compare and
contrast on different levels with action scenes. Keep in mind this movie
is a secular movie and I believe it rates so much more than any other
recent action movie. I was amazed to see Pitt and Jolie communicating
without saying anything. What I mean by this was their facial
communication. You know the saying a picture is worth a thousand words.
Well, the same goes between the two of them. In saying all that, I was not
pleased in hearing Jesus' name taken in vain a few times. That was my only
big concern along with a comment on how they feel after doing their job as
assassins. Positive - This was such a wonderful movie, …It mixed comedy and action all into one.
It showed the modern day marriage and magnified the problems by 50 times. This isn’t meant to be a realistic movie… Neutral - Overall, I thought the acting was bland, the plot was shoddy, and the director obviously thought the audience would overlook that just because of the star factor of the main actors. It wasn’t exciting enough to be offensive. It tried so hard, with all the fighting and car chases and guns… But ultimately a movie can’t survive on adrenaline alone. From a christian point of view, I couldn’t see how anyone could walk away from this movie wanting to ban it or anything. There was hardly any nudity, hardly any cursing, and it has just about as much violence as your
average shoot-em-up style video game. Maybe if Jollie and Pitt could have drummed up enough chemistry, I would have been moved enough to attention. Negative - No one has commented so far on some of the Christian references in this movie. Certain things make it seem like Mr. and Mrs. Smith were trying to pass themselves off as a Christian couple. For instance, watch the back of the van they are driving during the highway shootout near the end of the film — there is a fish applique on the back of the van with JESUS inside it, as well as a cross hanging from the rearview mirror. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are also wearing jackets that have a reference to Jesus on them when they meet his friend in a restaurant scene. I think this is after their house has been destroyed since they are together. And of course, during the early party scene with
other couples, “Baby Baby” by Amy Grant is playing in the soundtrack. Negative - What an awful film. Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse they stop fighting and then start getting it on…ew Fed up of both of them looking pouty; don’t waste your money Negative - I left 3/4 of the way into this movie. Several times I thought about leaving. The S&M scene I could have done without. The violence that took place between this “husband and wife” sends a very bad societal message. If children learn violence from watching it than what message gets sent to a society with plenty of domestic abuse in it. And lastly the passionate sexual scene just put me over the top. All messages that are grieving to our Father. Don’t see it. You’d be supporting garbage and Satan must be loving it. Neutral - I had high hopes and low expectations for this movie. Its name is the same as a 90's TV show about a pair of spies whose cover story was marriage, yet really knew nothing of each other. Yet after seeing some of the previews I saw the potential for an hour and a half to two hours of shooting with brief interludes of sex. To my relief it was not that bad, but it is PG-13 for a reason. Like a lot of movies lately it gives a false basis that marriages can be based on sex. Negative - This was not a horrible movie, and it had its good points, but it is definitely NOT for kids, and I think it should have been rated R. How hypocritical of Hollywood to say that “The Passion of the Christ” was excessively violent and should have been NC17, when THIS was only given a PG-13! I found myself squirming a lot during the horribly violent scene (which ended with the two main characters having sex) in the middle of this film. And to the person who said the fish on “their” car and “their” matching jackets were just innocent jokes, you missed the point. The fish was on their NEIGHBOR’S car that they stole; the jackets belonged to their neighbors and I found them to be mocking toward Christians. I also saw the humor in them driving the “fish” car as they were shooting it up with the people chasing them, but the jackets were over the top and ridiculed Christian people who wear Christian attire. Again, Christians are an easy mark to Hollywood types. Positive - …definitely not a movie to take your younger children to. And I will concede that some of the moral principals in the movie are questionable. I don’t agree with the fact that they have sex the first night they meet. I think that the fight scene was a excessively violent. But I think that people are missing the bigger picture. Neutral - Mr. and Mrs. Smith are hitmen for government agencies, which means a lot of violence, especially towards the end — a lot of shooting and combat. Some sexual content and references, e.g., a man liking being whipped. Comments from young people
Neutral - I saw Mr. & Mrs. Smith with my dad last night (it was on a whim) and I’ll tell you — it does a lot of things right, but it also does a lot of things wrong. I enjoyed the action, action, ACTION that the movie was loaded with (after all, I am 15.) While being fairly violent, it wasn’t abhorrent as some suggested (in my opinion, anyway.) The blood was minimal, which was a relief from movies like The Matrix, where blood abounded and brutal
killings were the norm. Also, the Smiths, in the end of the movie, are able to put aside their differences and work together to bust thousands (exaggeration) of heads and save the day, though to be honest with you I cheered whenever Brad scored a painful-looking hit on Angelina, or whenever any of those goons got knocked off. Maybe I’m just a violent
person. Positive - I though it was a FANTASTIC movie. There really wasn't anything
objectible to me except for the sex stuff but it never shows anything and
the scenes are like a minute long. I also liked that it had some funny
parts. If they didn't have the comedy it still would have been good but the
funny stuff made it even better. I would DEFINITELY recommend this movie
to anyone 11 and older. Positive - I saw this movie yesterday with my girlfriend and I LOVED it!
same with her! I thought I was gonna be surprised at all the sensuality
the reviews said were in it but there wasn’t that much! I totally
recommend this movie to kids from 13 and up! Positive - This movie was an average movie for a moral rating. I actually really enjoyed it though. It was funny and a good action. Though killing large numbers of people was shrugged off. In the first couple minutes they
were already in bed together and had only met each other that day. The movie was extremely exciting, I was on the edge of my seat. I don’t expect the makers thought that this husband and wife relationship to be taken seriously. If they did, the abuse was totally objectionable. They were seriously trying to kill each other. I thought their loving talk in the midst of fighting was funny and cute. The 2nd sex scene didn’t really make sense. They were trying to kill each other and the next they were taking each other’s clothes off. Though it was very unbelievable and impossible I liked it very much. Overall I thought it was a very entertaining movie. Hilarious and action packed. I don’t recommend it for pre-teen and younger though. Positive - Mr. and Mrs. Smith looks awesome in the commercials and is truly an extravaganza in the movie business. I love shoot em' up action shows and if you are like me and are obsessed with UZIS, ROCKET LAUNCHERS,
and MP-5S, than this is the movie for you! Mr. and Mrs. Smith is filled with humor and violence. One thing I may suggest is that kids who are not aware of sex shouldn’t see this movie. Though there is only one true sexual scene, it is not appropriate for young children. Most of the sexual areas just imply that (SOMETHING HAPPENED THE NIGHT BEFORE).This movie is quite clean with language and really doesn’t have anything completely horrible. Sure the ruthless killings are violent, but many viewers don’t understand that the people who are killed are the prime targets for Mr. and Mrs. Smith’s missions, they don’t kill any ordinary citizens. I enjoyed this movie so much, and I hope you do to! Movie Critics
“…not funny, and I walked into the theater hoping the film would go places that weren’t hinted at in the previews. It did…” “…bad cross between True Lies and Prizzi’s Honor …we can’t relate to the characters, nobody’s trying to act and the undeveloped storyline makes Get Smart seem like a reality show…” “…The stars shine, but the script is lackluster at best…” “…Pitt and Jolie have a blast, but Mr. & Mrs. Smith misfires…” “…an action comedy for suburban women that’s as toothless as a newborn, and nearly as stupid. It tries so hard to be cute that it practically drools on your shoulder…” |
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