With so many shows on Netflix, Disney+, and Amazon Prime Video, fans are very selective with what they spend their time on. So, when a new series lands on the home screen, they often look at its online scores first. It looks like critics are impressed with the new Prime Video show that came out on February 2, Mr. & Mrs. Smith.
What Is Mr. and Mrs. Smith All About?
The new series is based on the original movie where we all fell in love with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s chemistry. The main characters are played by Donald Glover and Maya Erskine. Other actors starring in the series are Sarah Paulson, Ron Perlman, and Alexander Skarsgard. Phoebe Waller-Bridge was supposed to play the part of Mrs. Smith but exited due to “creative differences with Glover.”
The original Mr. and Mrs. Smith had success in Hollywood when it was released back in 2005, and Pitt divorced Friends star Jennifer Aniston after falling in love with Jolie on set. In the original movie, Brad and Angelina play a standard husband and wife who both appear to be assassins in competing agencies. The crucial part is that they both have the task of killing each other.
The Critics’ Ratings
The title Mr. & Mrs. Smith remains the same for the new series. However, the plot is slightly different. The two main characters are both spies and must pretend they’re a married couple. Their names remain the same as the ones in the original film – John and Jane Smith. You can expect both action scenes and great chemistry, according to critics. The show has an impressive 91% rating.
Critics say that the chemistry between the actors is great, that it holds up well against the movie, and that it’s “the perfect mixture of action-packed spy games and romantic moments.” You can catch the eight episodes of Mr. & Mrs. Smith on Amazon Prime Video.
Dwayne Johnson Has Responded to Black Adam’s Great Audience Score
Dwayne Johnson, also known as The Rock, seems to have been surprised by the amazing audience score fans gave his latest movie, Black Adam. The rating that the film received was coupled with a staggering $67 million at the weekend box office, which is the highest in Johnson’s career.
Dwayne Johnson Thanked Fans for Their Love
Black Adam is the twelfth movie of the DC Extended Universe. It’s the first one to feature Dwayne Johnson as Black Adam – a character who’s a corrupted antihero trying to clear his name and reputation. Black Adam first appeared in DC comics in 1945, and this is his first big screen portrayal.
In the film, Dwayne Johnson’s character goes up against the Justice Society of America – a group of heroes portrayed by Noah Centineo as Atom Smasher, Quintessa Swindell as Cyclone, Aldis Hodge as Hawkman, and Pierce Brosnan as Doctor Fate. So far, the movie has been a huge hit with fans, and that showed at the box office.
Dwayne Johnson Is Perfect for Black Adam
Dwayne Johnson addressed the amazing audience score of Black Adam on Rotten Tomatoes. He posted on Twitter, thanking his fans for their support. The film scored 90% in the audience score and just 39% from the critics. The Rock wrote that the phenomenal 90% audience score felt very gratifying for many reasons. He went on to thank everyone for their love and support during the past 15 years and pointed out that what mattered to him was to send people home happy to have seen the movie. He also noted that this was the highest audience score for a DC film since Dark Knight.
According to Johnson, the movie was the beginning of a new era for the DC Universe. He explained that his character was very different compared to previous roles he’d played in other movies and thanked the director of the movie, Jaume Collet-Serra, for his tremendous help.