announcement ‘Mr. and Mrs. Smith’ It may invite unrest: even a half-forgotten film, despite its enormous success, is today deemed worthy of an expansion in series format and, who knows, maybe even a franchise. The project will be created and the leading role will be Donald Glover And Phoebe Waller BridgeThe famous writers of their own (more) original series, such as ‘Atlanta’ and ‘Fleabag’ respectively, were further demoralized.
As she revealed in ‘The Hollywood Reporter’, Waller-Bridge left the project due to creative differences with her partner. Francesca Sloane (Author of ‘Atlanta’) already as a creative collaborator Maya Erskine (voice of Mizu in ‘Blue-Eyed Samurai’) as his on-screen partner. This turmoil invited us to suspect evil, to reaffirm the idea that some things were never meant to be, to wonder why Hollywood insists on retracing familiar paths rather than forging new ones.
And then comes this ‘Mr.’ and Mrs. Smith’ and in a few minutes the only question is: Why do we doubt Glover? ‘Atlanta’ is a legend. His previous series for Amazon was the captivating ‘Swarm,’ a portrait of ‘stan’ culture in psycho-thriller form. Maybe he doesn’t take as many chances with this faux ‘remake’ of Pitt and Jolie’s success, but with Sloane’s help, he knows how to cook. It’s an irresistible, sophisticated, sexy product that’s not without its quirks or racial jokes.. ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’ briefly, better than it should be.
“We call it a fake ‘remake’ because, in terms of plot, this show is ‘Mr. and Mrs. Smith’ ‘Americans’. The heroes do not discover that their husbands are also contract killers like themselves, and that they come from a rival institution. really? Perfect strangers forced to pretend to be happily married couples to carry out dangerous missions. He thinks he is organized; He has military experience. In this case, it is easy to predict who will use the brain and who will use the muscle power. They are similar in their apparent difficulty in having satisfying romantic relationships and in the fact that neither wants another job, somewhere else. They have nothing to lose by entering a world of unexpected explosions, extreme sports or adrenaline injections.
Glover, Sloane and their team move happily between extremes. On one side The lightest and most sincere romantic comedy, a persistent flirt slightly tainted by mutual distrust. the other, very well designed action and suspense sequencesAs can be expected from a director who loves minimalism. Hiro Murai (‘Station Eleven’, ‘Barry’, ‘Atlanta’ itself), followed by others who are no less talented Karen Evans (“P-Valley”, “The Inseparables”). It’s almost a miracle that the series works equally well in both areas: In the action ‘romcom’ subgenre, Recent Triumph is an exception.
Like the recent ‘Poker face’, this vision is ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith has many qualities revised and deluxe version of flavors television past year episodic. Every week there’s a new quest to complete and new guest stars to enjoy. alexander skarsgard with John Turturropassing through Paul Dano Predictably annoying as a nosy neighbor. But Prime Video opted to release all eight episodes at once, inviting binge-watching and destroying any chance of this fantastical entertainment sticking in the imagination or sparking a long-lasting conversation. Some of the things that have aired on TV before have been huge successes.