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The Short List of Things to Do
A guide to what you should see and what you should skip — and what you won't be able to avoid
Updating the '60s TV spy spoof, the film raises the IQ of bumbling secret agent Maxwell Smart to suit Steve Carell's earnest geniality. There's some fine banter and sly sizzle from Anne Hathaway as Agent 99. And all the ole zingers are there. Mostly, though, it's just a summer time-waster.
Grade: C+
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