I can be cynical when it comes to movies. I’ve been known to watch trailers and roll my eyes, thinking I know exactly how the movie will go and end. Sometimes I’m right and sometimes I’m wrong.
So when I saw the trailer for Killers, I snipped, saying it could be a bad Mr. & Mrs. Smith remake, only actors that sizzle much less than Brangelina did on screen.
Yet, thanks to a cement mixer on my street, I fled to the theater and found myself seeing…Killers. Let’s see if I was wrong.
Movie: Killers
Rating: PG-13
Release date: June 4, 2010
Everyday Adventures’ grade: B-
Summary: It’s not exactly boy meets girl when Spencer (Ashton Kutcher) and Jenn (Katherine Heigl) meet in Nice, France, while she’s on vacation and he’s….well…not a consultant. More of a spy. Now he’s on the straight and narrow until he gets roped into some spy-related drama and Jenn realizes her dream man isn’t who she thought he was (are they ever?)
My thoughts: First, this was not as bad as I thought it would be. Much like SATC 2, my expectations were low. It’s not as similar to Mr. & Mrs. Smith as I thought it would be, but it doesn’t have a defined story arc either. I’ll get to that. For me, Ashton and Katherine don’t totally work as a couple. Yes, they have witty banter and funny one-liners, but somehow, believing they’re married and happy rather than driving each other crazy, is a bit of a stretch. So is the belief that Ashton is a spy gone good. He does look insanely hot in this movie, with perfectly tailored outfits that show off his nicely trimmed body (big thanks to the director too for the numerous shirtless scenes, THANK YOU), but the vulnerability and belief that he’s trapped in this spy life, falls flat.
Heigl, who I loved in Knocked Up and love/hated on Greys, is….okay. Her outfits are to die for (seriously, I want her character’s entire closet), but her shrilly, shreiky voice grates on you and suddenly you’re covering your ears before she even starts talking. She’s not awful, but not really developed either.
There are two plot points that aren’t in trailers that caught me by surprise and one works more than the other. In fact, the second one is so left-field that it I was shocked by its introduction and resolution and then the end of the movie. I was even scratching my head when the credits started, thinking, did I miss something?
That’s not a good sign. But there are good minor roles by Rob Riggle, Tom Selleck, Catherine O’Hara and even a cameo by Usher! What? Awesome.
Verdict: Rentable but if you want a good movie about being married to a spy, with REAL chemistry, Mr. & Mrs. Smith is a better example.
Did you see any movies this weekend? Are you a fan of Katherine Heigl or Ashton Kutcher?
I thought this was a good movie when they made it and called it True Lies and it starred Arnold and Jamie Lee Curtis, but even that movie isn’t as good any more to me as I once thought.
Also, from what I have read (since I have not seen, nor do I have plans to see this or The Ugly Truth) I hear Katherine Heigl isn’t doing women any favors in either of these movies and I find it ironic that she did these, but complained that Knocked Up was kind of sexist. I guess what I am saying is…I’m over Katherin Heigl. So, even more reason not to see this.
I loved Mr. and Mrs. Smith. I would never be able to get Jason to pay to see this one, though, so it’s going firmly in the “steal from the internet” column.