None of us is dead so I'm obviously not from Control

Get Smart (2008) is playing at the New Capitol Cinemas.

Maxwell Smart's entry into headquarters through the hall of closing doors and down the telephone booth elevator is even greater than what we had before on television. This also applies to the music, as it is an essential ingredient in this story.
As often with such movies whose origins are in a television serial, crossing the line to achieve a coherent drama that lasts more than one-and- a-half hours (instead of 50 minutes plus advertisements) is difficult.

The sitcom ran during the Cold War from 1965 to 1970 and starred Don Adams as Agent 86 (the self-styled "best spy in the world") and Barbara Feldon, as Agent 99. The "Cone of Silence" is here again, but will it work? You'll have to be the judge of Get Smart, but I for one was entertained.

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