Get Smart

This movie was better than I expected.

I expected Steve Carrell to mimic the ultra-geek of the old T.V. show and its cartoon semi-spinoff Inspector Gadget - high-pitched bumblers who achieved everything in life by accident.

Agent Maxwell Smart definitely had his techno-nerdy side, and his share of gaffes. But at least as much, he was a sharp analytical mind with volumes of useful information. And he definitely had physical skills! Martial arts, marksmanship, and uncanny grace/strength as a dancer.

I noticed that Mel Brooks and Buck Henry were creative consultants for this one. Someone must have done a fine job of holding Brooks in check though, because the witty writing was devoid of the corny puns and Jewish jokes that always seem to pop up in his creations.

We're going to see it again tonight!