Mr. And Mrs. Smith

Year: 1941

Grade: B-

Country: USA

Director: Hitchcock

Review

apparently this hitchcock love story is going to be loosely adapted by doug liman featuring brad pitt and angelina jolie. doesn’t sound very interesting. this version is about an eccentric couple who find out that their marriage, because of a series of technicalities, is not valid. mrs. smith decides she wants nothing to do with mr. smith and he dedicates himself to winning her back.

it’s hardly the usual hitchcock film, it’s much more in the style of frank capra. that said, hitchcock does a pretty good job with the material. other than carole lombard, the acting was pretty run-of-the-mill. there is a good chemistry between mr. and mrs. smith and that helps the film function as a love story, and it certainly helps the sappy ending wherein they both discover that they’re made for each other.