Saw this with my siblings, in laws, and nieces and nephew last night. If you don't take this seriously, it's a romp. Could have been better. Must have missed the part how the Control office got so completely ransacked and who did it but that scene was definitely odd.
Carell is the master of deadpan and Hathaway got to do some great stuff while looking great. The Rock as the double agent plays his role with a straight face. Arkin gets a lot of screen time which is good. Getting an Oscar for being a funny Gramps in LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE has given him a bit of a comeback.
A lot of borrowings from other movies are in this. Besides some of the famous quotes of the TV show itself, which were used sparingly. there was a villain very much resembling "Jaws" of the Roger Moore as James Bond movies. Hathaway recalls Laura Croft and the stapling joke, to me not that funny, was done twice was also done by Arnold when he was the top action star.
Terrance Stamp plays bad quite good though his demise was a bit of a let down. Some jokes did work very well. The dancing competition where Carrell dances with a fat partner was quite some. There's a bathroom scene where Agent 86 stops what he's doing to hear what the Russians are saying and when they stop, he does what he has to do again. That was original and funny.
Good use of the Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. All in all, way too derivative to be a classic but a lot of fun.
Carell is the master of deadpan and Hathaway got to do some great stuff while looking great. The Rock as the double agent plays his role with a straight face. Arkin gets a lot of screen time which is good. Getting an Oscar for being a funny Gramps in LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE has given him a bit of a comeback.
A lot of borrowings from other movies are in this. Besides some of the famous quotes of the TV show itself, which were used sparingly. there was a villain very much resembling "Jaws" of the Roger Moore as James Bond movies. Hathaway recalls Laura Croft and the stapling joke, to me not that funny, was done twice was also done by Arnold when he was the top action star.
Terrance Stamp plays bad quite good though his demise was a bit of a let down. Some jokes did work very well. The dancing competition where Carrell dances with a fat partner was quite some. There's a bathroom scene where Agent 86 stops what he's doing to hear what the Russians are saying and when they stop, he does what he has to do again. That was original and funny.
Good use of the Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. All in all, way too derivative to be a classic but a lot of fun.
