{4.5\/5} “I love my wife. I want her to be happy. I want good things for her. But there are times…”<\/p>\n
John and Jane have been married for 6 years and are just a bit bored with each other. Both of them have a secret — they’re assassins, and the other doesn’t know it. One day they’re given the same mission — kill a guy named “the Tank” when he’s in a convoy near the Mexican border. The mission is unsuccessful and they each have 48 hours to clean up the mess — including killing the competition. They’ve been together for 6 years — can they really kill each other?<\/p>\n
Mr. & Mrs. Smith<\/strong> was released in 2005. This is the second time I’ve seen it.<\/p>\n If there’s a funnier action movie than this one, I’m not sure what it is.<\/p>\n I love how they each have a stash of weapons — Jane’s in the kitchen and John’s in the garage — that the other doesn’t know about. A minivan isn’t usually the car of choice when you’re in a chase but they make it work here.<\/p>\n It’s fairly unrealistic in spots, but on the whole I liked it a lot. There are lots of great sequences that show Jane and John are the best at what they do.<\/p>\n It’s not about the plot or the characters — it’s about the humour, the romance, and the action.<\/p>\n The delightful music is by John Powell (How To Train Your Dragon 2<\/strong><\/a>). I particularly like the track “Playing House.”<\/p>\n Brad Pitt (Megamind<\/strong><\/a>) plays Mr. Smith and Angelina Jolie (Playing By Heart<\/strong><\/a>) plays Mrs. Smith.<\/p>\n Vince Vaughn (Thumbsucker<\/strong>) plays John’s friend and co-worker and Michelle Monaghan (Gone Baby Gone<\/strong><\/a>) plays a computer expert.<\/p>\n