I really liked it. Not even Lindsey, if anything the trailers did it no justice what so ever....
I had my doubts because of some of the trailers they had shown for it, but I had faith cause I am a huge Steve Carell fan.
Where can you go wrong with Alan Arkin? (I recommend Wait Until Dark with Audrey Hepburn, The Slums Of Beverly Hills, Catch 22, Little Miss Sunshine) I've always found Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) to have been entertaining when he opens his mouth lol That was YEARS ago, when I would actually turn wrestling on once in a while...
Well, I have never seen the original series but we treated my dad to a night at the movies cause he's been strapped for cash lately. He has, and he really enjoyed the movie too.
Not only were there some parts of it that had me chuckling so hard, they brought me to tears...it was also action packed with all the pretty eye candy explosions and fight scenes. Which normally isn't my thing *shrug*
I'm a comedy girl if not comedy, usually a good intense drama/thriller.
Alan Arkin plays the chief. Dwayne Johnson and Anne Hathaway are spy agents for CONTROL. Steve Carell is an analyst who deciphers chatter, he of course aspires to be an agent. He takes the test yearly but fails one way or another. (IE. He used to be over weight, I got a couple kicks out of the jokes they used towards that twist)
No one really thinks he is ready or capable.
When CONTROLS agents start getting assassinated, it's a mystery as to who is the double agent that's tipping off the villains. Hence, Steve Carell finally being promoted to an agent because he is unrecognizable.
The people they work with are hilarious. I don't know if I like the two "nerds" or the two "jerky agents" better. There is sort of a rivalry thing going on with the two groups at work.
Even the group of villains known as "Chaos" are likable. Borat's agent is one of them, and another one is a huge Indian wrestler, The Great Khali. They get thrown a couple good lines/scenes as well.
In my opinion and from what i could hear people saying as we were leaving, it is worth seeing on the big screen.
