Story

Themes

Espionage

Violence

There is some violence in this movie. For example:

• Siegfried callously shoots dead one of his associates who dares to question him. The dead body is not seen and no blood is shown.
• During a paint ball skirmish training exercise, agents shoot each other (including in the groin) with paint balls. Those hit are in pain. This is a depicted as a comedic scene.
• Agent 99 knocks Max down in the street and then a trolley runs over his foot. He is briefly in pain but recovers quickly.
• In the nearly destroyed Control headquarters, Max attempts to protect 99 and himself from suspected KAOS agents. There is a fight scene, during which Max accidentally knocks Chief unconscious. This latter action is portrayed in a humorous light.
• Several Control agents are shot dead, and one agent is knocked down by a bus. No blood is shown.
• During the flight to Chechnya, Max gets mistaken for a terrorist and is tackled to the ground and shackled in the plane’s toilet by a federal marshall.
• While trying to escape from the toilet, Max uses his mini-harpoon to stab through his binding tapes. He ends up harpooning himself through the face, ear, nose, foot. He appears in pain each time, but keeps persisting in his attempts.
• After Max seemingly sets back their plans, an angry 99 holds a gun to his head, punches him and then slaps him in the face.
• Agent 23 staples a piece of paper to Agent Lareby’s head. Lareby screams out and appears in pain. While the scene is humorous, Agent 23 is reprimanded by Chief.
• There are several scenes in which Max and 99 shoot, punch and kick KAOS henchmen, resulting in the deaths of many men.
• Max and 99 are thrown around, squashed and hit by the big ‘bad guy’. They are only temporarily hurt during the fight.
• After a verbal dispute with the Vice-President, Chief gets into a physical altercation with the VP. This is depicted in a comic light.
• Max, 99 and Agent 23 have a huge fight scene in a car on an LA freeway. They punch, hit and kick each other.
• Max tackles an orchestra conductor to the ground. The conductor gets up and is frazzled but otherwise uninjured.
• The ‘big bad guy’ throws Siegfried out of his car into the river below.

Sexual references

There are some sexual references in this movie. For example:

• Max refers to having received a ‘sucker punch to the gonads’.
• After dancing with Kristic, 99 asks Max whether he saw anything. He misinterprets her and says ‘Yes, but I don’t think you expected him to dip you so far’.
• While using gymnastic-like moves to avoid laser security, 99 asks Max is he is looking at her ‘butt’. He denies it, but can’t help himself.
• 99 and Agent 23’s previous love affair is revealed, and Max states that he feels incredibly sexually inadequate.

Alcohol, drugs and other substances

None of concern

Nudity and sexual activity

There is some nudity and sexual activity in this movie. For example:

• 99 is briefly shown in her underwear.
• Max and 99 kiss twice in the movie.
• 99 shows some leg to get into a party in Chechnya.
• Max tries to escape from a room, but needs the help of an unconscious guard. When another man walks past the room, it appears as if Max and the guard are having sex.
• Max bows to the audience and then the orchestra, revealing his bare bottom through his well-worn trousers.

Product placement

The following products are displayed or used in this movie: Ipod, Mac and Dell computers, and Coco Chanel sunglasses.

Coarse language

This movie contains some mild to medium-level coarse language.

Ideas to discuss with your children

Get Smart is a ‘good versus evil’ action spy comedy based on the television series of the 1960s. Young children may find some scenes scary and storyline a little complicated. Older children and adults are likely to enjoy the slapstick humour and the throw-away one liners.

Values in this movie that you might wish to reinforce with your children include:

• friendships, respect, trust
• teamwork
• persistence and believing in your capabilities
• not everything is a competition
• using intelligence and understanding to resolve conflicts.

This movie could also give you the opportunity to discuss with your children the real-life consequences of behaviours such as:

• being judgmental
• betrayal
• using violence to resolve problems
• other harmful behaviours such as belittling, bullying and name calling.