it was so cold, i didn't think we were going to walk to the movies but we did. we have a 2 for 1 coupon but we couldn't use it because "mr. and mrs. smith" is too new. when i first heard of the film, i only saw a poster. by the title i thought it was a remake of the old carole lombard film. then i saw a preview. woh. not a remake at all. the film is really is an exercise in blowing shit up. ok, maybe not blowing it up, but fucking shit up. lots of mr. and mrs. smith trying to kill each other. just by the casting, you would think it's an exercise in seeing how many will go to theaters to watch sexy people. let's face it though, brad pitt is old and his days are dwindling fast. angelina jolie is pretty much yucky after the billy bob incident. so that leaves you with desperate pitt fans going to see the film 'cos it was the film that got brad divorced. as a bonus, you get to see vince vaughn as the perfect comical sidekick.

there were some funny moments. the film pokes fun at married suburban life. the film is loosely told via couple therapy sessions but those scenes are few and far between. because it stars beautiful people, you get sick of scene after scene of gorgeously tailored clothes, sunglasses in the dark, and perfect hair/make-up even when waking up just to further instill in you that these are the perfect/gorgeous people you must measure yourself by and desire but never be. so i enjoyed finding the flaws. hideous scar on jolie's arm, probably the remains of tattoo laser removal of "billy bob". nasty veins popping out of her arms/hands too. to think she's only 1 year older than me with such nasty veins. i guess you hit 30 and your body goes to hell. or just proof that a kid, even an adopted kid, wreaks havoc on your body. on a side note, i can't stand to watch brad pitt chew gum and he chews gum a lot in this film.

as an action film, it contains the mandatory scenes of a car chase on the freeway crashing through trash cans filled with water, grand shootout where you're outnumbered and don't have a chance in hell of surviving yet you kill everyone and make it out alive barely injured, blowing up a building, etc. tired elements but still, overall this is enjoyable summer flick.

one strange thing about the film i will mention: in a scene where pitt is talking to a co-worker who is examining what remains of a destroyed computer, he asks her out of nowhere, "are you vegan?" and her reply is "no, but my girlfriend is." that was all that was mentioned, no reference to anything else about it. just stuck out to me.