MR. & MRS. SMITH

SYNOPSIS: The Smiths are an ordinary suburban couple with a supposedly lifeless suburban marriage. But each is hiding something the other would kill to know: they are actually highly paid, incredibly efficient assassins – and they work for competing organizations. Mr. and Mrs. Smith both discover a new source of excitement in their marriage, when they're hired to assassinate each other putting their marriage to the ultimate test.

BOTTOM LINE: It's clear from the many, well-produced action sequences in this film that direcor Liman knows how to blow things up in super cool ways. Unfortunately, one has to suffer through two of the prettiest people on the planet attempt to act in between. I will grant that the concept is a clever one, but there's just not enough meat on the bones to make this film even moderately interesting. The lack of charisma and chemistry between Pitt and Jolie is astounding. It's like watching movable paper dolls. At some point in both their careers they have proven their acting abilities, but little was called for here but looking good while being bad. That's as much the script's fault as their own. We all know by now where their focus was during this shoot. It wasn't on the movie...and it shows. Plus, neither actor is particularly adept at comedy, forcing much of the film to fall flat on it's face. The film is well-crafted, occasionally exciting and sometimes funny (due to mostly to Vaughn), but it's not remotely up to the talent involved. Mindless without the entertainment.