General Thoughts: It was entertaining. Funny. Worth my $5. But in no way a masterpiece and I don't have a burning desire to see it again. I was impressed at how much I actually laughed during the film. Steve Carell was, as always, absolutely hysterical. There were a lot of moments during the movie where I really saw the presence of Michael (from The Office) in the character of Maxwell Smart. As a side note, look at season one of The Office compared to later seasons. Carell has super creepy hair in season one, but it gets fixed by season two. It probably freaked out one too many. Back to the film. At moments, I found myself skeptically thinking "Really?" where a scene went on far too long (and stopped being funny). Overall, however, it was a relatively enjoyable experience. Ooh, something I need to add. I generally DESPISE Anne Hathaway. I've found that the majority of the films in which she stars were once really good books that have been absolutely mutilated to fit a film format. I didn't hate her here. Impressive.Favorite Character: The Chief. Love Alan Arkin. Love.
Favorite Line: "Oh look, a box of kittens, I think I'll punch Max." - Maxwell Smart
Favorite Moment: The fact that there is no piano in Beehtoven's Ninth Symphony. Yikes. Big mistake, people. That was kind of a crucial plot detail.
General Thoughts: SCORE! A very solid superhero movie indeed. I was pleased overall. Tony Stark - what a dick. Which makes it even more fun that he became such a rockin superhero. My only problem with his progression from asshole to Iron Man was after he escaped from captivity and was all inspired. The things he was saying were meaningful, but it just didn't seem entirely sincere. Also, I was iffy about the villain (anybody who knows me will know how important villains are to me). Obadiah - pretty solid as a villain. Although there wasn't much buildup to his villainy. It was fairly sudden. I was, however, kind of disappointed in Raza. To me, it just seemed like the typical middle-east setup. I don't know how closely it correlates to the real story from the Iron Man comics, but it seemed like old news to me.
Favorite Character: Pepper Potts (played by Gwenyth Paltrow) - I really like the actress and her character gave Tony Stark a bit of humanity. Plus she totally saved the day.
Favorite Line: "Good God! You're a woman!" - Tony Stark
Favorite Moment: Jarvis the robot-ish continually getting Stark with the fire extinguisher.
