John Smith (Donald Glover) and Jane Smith (Maya Erskine) become Mr and Mrs Smith working for a Spy company as a (arranged) married couple who go on spy missions.
To be clear this Is not the Pitt/Jolie Smiths, but, in time, you will see certain similarities if you recall the Pitt/Jolie movie.
John and Jane admit to each other that they joined the Company because no one else would take them. They commit to a relationship with no romance, but when you get to Episode 2, you will see that falls apart.
In the beginning I enjoyed the banter between John and Jane. It was like boy meets girl and boy likes girl and it was fun seeing how they interacted with each other. They worked well going on spy type missions that the company mandated.
Yes, this is slow going and rightly so, but when you get to Episodes 6, 7 and 8 all changes. Ep 6 has them going to couples counselling; EP 7 has Jane finding out that John has been seeing someone else; and EP 8 bring everything to a head and it is here in EP 8 that you will vividly recall the Pitt/Jolie movie. Trust me.
Notables: Ron Pearlman as Toby Hellinger who they kidnap; Paul Dano as their neighbor; Wagner Moura as another John Smith; Parker Posey as another Jane Smith; And you will see Beverly Glover as Donald's real mother. (Donald Glover produced this movie)
Two things I had trouble with: 1. The sound quality was not good often as the characters often talked in low tones, and 2. We often see John or Jane looking at their phones for text messages and we see the screens, but we cannot make out the words. Not good. Bad direction here.
Yes, this is slow going and it had to be to capture the flavor of two people who needed to learn to trust each other in a very dangerous job.
Violence: Yes.
Sex: No.
Nudity: There is a painting in their house of a naked man and woman.
Humor; Sometimes Language: Yes.
Watched at: Amazon Prime Video. There are 8 Episodes.
Rating: B (7/10) 5 Feb 2024.
To be clear this Is not the Pitt/Jolie Smiths, but, in time, you will see certain similarities if you recall the Pitt/Jolie movie.
John and Jane admit to each other that they joined the Company because no one else would take them. They commit to a relationship with no romance, but when you get to Episode 2, you will see that falls apart.
In the beginning I enjoyed the banter between John and Jane. It was like boy meets girl and boy likes girl and it was fun seeing how they interacted with each other. They worked well going on spy type missions that the company mandated.
Yes, this is slow going and rightly so, but when you get to Episodes 6, 7 and 8 all changes. Ep 6 has them going to couples counselling; EP 7 has Jane finding out that John has been seeing someone else; and EP 8 bring everything to a head and it is here in EP 8 that you will vividly recall the Pitt/Jolie movie. Trust me.
Notables: Ron Pearlman as Toby Hellinger who they kidnap; Paul Dano as their neighbor; Wagner Moura as another John Smith; Parker Posey as another Jane Smith; And you will see Beverly Glover as Donald's real mother. (Donald Glover produced this movie)
Two things I had trouble with: 1. The sound quality was not good often as the characters often talked in low tones, and 2. We often see John or Jane looking at their phones for text messages and we see the screens, but we cannot make out the words. Not good. Bad direction here.
Yes, this is slow going and it had to be to capture the flavor of two people who needed to learn to trust each other in a very dangerous job.
Violence: Yes.
Sex: No.
Nudity: There is a painting in their house of a naked man and woman.
Humor; Sometimes Language: Yes.
Watched at: Amazon Prime Video. There are 8 Episodes.
Rating: B (7/10) 5 Feb 2024.