Get smart

I finally saw "Get Smart" and found it to be pretty entertaining, mainly on the strength of the burgeoning chemistry between Max and Agent 99, and some funnily executed spy gag sequences that produced some good laughs from me. I don't have much attachment to the old series, so less baggage for me to lay at the movie's doorsteps.

Steve Carell did a good job balancing Max's over-eagerness with his analytical smarts in his new role as field agent, while Anne Hathaway was pretty hot and exceptionally competent as Agent 99, and yet somewhat vulnerable when the script required it of her.

I give it 2.75 stars, or a grade of B-.