On Christmas morning, a ray of sunshine streamed through the window into the hotel bar, where a man sat, raising his head, holding a wine glass in one hand and a book in the other. Then, under the watchful eyes of a group of military police, a woman entered from outside the hotel. The woman chose the man, and the man also chose the woman.
The coolest man and woman got together.
When the handsome John Smith met Jane, who was like a Christmas morning, love instantly took over the entire atmosphere, leading to an all-out commitment. Love encompassed all discomfort and irrationality.
The combination of the handsome man and beautiful woman attracted everyone's attention.
In the cinema in West Hollywood, everyone was silent, staring at the handsome man and beautiful woman on the screen.
Daenerys suddenly spoke, whispering to Bryan, "I like this opening."
"He's good with words, but I wonder how well he dances..."
In a roadside bar on a street in Bogota, fueled by a bit of alcohol, Theron stood up and casually tossed the tequila in her hand into a burning oil drum, causing flames to leap up. Her waist began to sway with captivating charm... When Daenerys saw Matthew embracing her, one hand involuntarily sliding across her chest, she couldn't help but sigh—if these two weren't truly in love, then everyone would really be blind!
She liked this movie from the very beginning. She liked it when the two sat upright before a marriage counselor, and when asked how long they had known each other, one answered "a year and a half," and the other immediately and subtly corrected, "two years." — Well, of course, generally speaking, in such situations, one should immediately turn their head and raise an eyebrow questioningly: "Dear?" Never a mistake.
She liked their encounter. After a night of passion, Theron woke up feeling a pang of loss facing an empty pillow, when Matthew arrived with breakfast at just the right moment... "Hi, Stranger!" Theron said, and Matthew absolutely deserved such a greeting.
Bryan turned and whispered back, "I like it a lot too."
He just loved the wild and tough Matthew and the exquisite, beautiful, and daredevil Theron. Just from the beginning, he felt this movie was tailor-made for him.
And so, John and Jane became Mr. and Mrs. Smith, two formidable assassins who got married. After two years of marriage, neither knew the other's secret.
Until one day, they were both on the same mission and ran into each other. Their respective companies behind them demanded that they kill each other.
Sitting calmly and observing a couple who were once deeply in love, yet secretly tasked with killing each other, was truly chilling.
Watching Mr. and Mrs. Smith, who were locked in a battle of wits and love-hate on screen, James McAvoy suddenly felt that in some ways, this film resembled James Cameron's "True Lies." A housewife in the midst of a mid-life crisis, constantly dreaming of the excitement of being a hero, unexpectedly discovers that her husband is a super agent like Rambo. That kind of new excitement and sense of adoration can rejuvenate a woman.
However, "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" offers a different story. In this story, although the couple sleeps together every night, they secretly pursue their own livelihoods, constantly killing people, and their ultimate target turns out to be their own spouse.
Of course, it doesn't delve much into ethics and morals, but merely presents this simple and contradictory state of life, then fills the screen with explosive scenes.
"When it comes to showing off, Matthew has been doing it for years," Michael Fassbender whispered beside him. "I feel his acting is much better than before; he brings immense charm to the role."
The Matthew he knew had always been an untamed bull, practically a masculine totem among Hollywood stars!
Michael Fassbender watched Matthew and Charlize Theron fighting fiercely on screen and sighed.
He added, "It's a shame the film is a bit too much of a popcorn movie."
"is being a popcorn movie a bad thing?" James McAvoy seemed to have a different opinion. "What do you think people should watch in a movie, ultimately?"
Without waiting for Michael Fassbender to answer, he asked and answered himself, "Except for those who make a living watching and reviewing movies, or artists involved in other art forms, most people are tired every day and don't want to think about another problem when they get home. At this time, the best entertainment is to watch handsome men, beautiful women, action, explosions... things that don't require much thought to understand."
Michael Fassbender shrugged, "This movie, only the scenes between Matthew and Charlize Theron are worth watching; the rest is really quite ordinary."
In a Manhattan cinema in New York, Rex Reed was thoroughly enjoying himself. This film was absolutely not art house, but that didn't stop it from being a very interesting movie.
This film was enveloped in a lighthearted and romantic atmosphere from beginning to end. Although it interspersed many explosive and intense fight scenes, it further proved the saying, "Enemies are destined to meet." There's a line in the movie: "If I can't kill you, I'll love you again..." What's endearing is that such a pair of highly skilled assassins in the movie would also argue and sulk over trivial matters, which is truly fascinating.
The climax of the film was the assassin couple's "house-demolishing" fight at home. Rex Reed never imagined "domestic violence" could escalate to this level.
Seeing this scene, even the most seasoned marriage counselors would probably flee in terror.
The only problem is, these two top assassins lived together for two years and never discovered each other's identities. Where did their sensitivity go? Isn't that too unreasonable?
But he thought it was perfectly normal. They say love is blind, and perhaps that's the reason.
Also, one must mention the two leads. Matthew Horner's every move in the movie perfectly showcased the charm of a sexy man, especially his wild charisma, which is estimated to captivate a multitude of his female fans.
Charlize Theron was also excellent; she was extremely sexy, using that power to attack and conquer; she was extremely beautiful, and her appearance wasn't just stunning, it was awe-inspiring.
When selecting the cast, Summit Entertainment must have clearly seen the enormous box office value hidden behind the pairing of Matthew Horner and Charlize Theron. These two together would likely generate tens of millions of dollars.
As a professional film critic, and an unconventional one in the eyes of others, Rex Reed had also studied film and the market in recent years, especially Hollywood's series of marketing and distribution efforts targeting the market. The pairing of Matthew Horner and Charlize Theron, by all accounts, was a typical Hollywood tactic.
How much value would these two create by getting together? As for the movie, it's currently unknown.
But for entertainment tabloids, the recent surge in sales certainly owes a debt to Matthew Horner and Charlize Theron.
"The coolest man and woman really should be together!" Rex Reed muttered to himself. "Movies are twenty-four frames of lies per second. Hollywood and Washington are definitely where the most lies are born in America."
The most brilliant part of this film was how it brought the audience's most anticipated behind-the-scenes footage into reality, turning it into seemingly "real" emotions.
Rex Reed looked at the cinema's occupancy rate of over half, and many of those people must have come because of the movie content that became "real," right?
Those despicable and filthy guys in Hollywood mocked him for kissing a donkey's ass, but in reality, each of them was even more shameless than him.
In the West Hollywood cinema, Matthew and Charlize Theron were fiercely fighting at home on the screen.
Bryan watched intently; Matthew and Theron battling in their own home was an absolutely exhilarating sequence. The bullets and flying knives were far more entertaining than a couple arguing verbally. The slow-motion shots were incredibly beautiful, quite metaphorical, and very romantic.
In the end, Matthew and Theron, as expected, turned the intense gunfight into an equally intense action scene... "I can't take it anymore, I can't take it anymore!"
A shout suddenly echoed through the cinema, "I f***ing love this movie! The sexiest man and woman in the world, COOL!"
Bryan felt an urge to cover his face, but what the person said was very true. Matthew and Charlize Theron delivered a spectacular domestic war scene. Ordinary couples might at most smash pots, throw bowls, and resort to fisticuffs, but this coolest Hollywood duo battled to the death with shotguns, submachine guns, and knife-and-fork combat, turning their home into a giant beehive. Both sustained injuries to varying degrees. When they finally stood facing each other with guns, the emotional Theron forced Matthew—"Shoot! Shoot now!"
Matthew looked at his wife, whose hormones were surging and emotions were running high, and cleanly put down his gun, saying, "I still can't do it."
A thought suddenly popped into Bryan's head: I wonder if Matthew and Charlize Theron's arguments in real life would also turn out like this?
And so, after an intense session, the two reconciled and teamed up to deal with their respective organizations.
The final battle took place in a home furnishing store, serving as a conclusive ending that summarized the themes of love and family behind the film.
As a film critic known for his unconventional style, Rex Reed, upon seeing the film switch from the gunfight to the psychological interview of the protagonists, realized the movie was nearing its end. Seizing the moment while his impressions were clear, he quickly wrote a passage in his notebook.
"This is a nearly perfect popcorn movie. Let's not talk about art; handsome men and beautiful women, passion and action, love and killing, explosions and bullets—almost all the elements that can excite one's adrenaline are here. So, what reason is there to think such a film isn't good? The actors are Hollywood's hottest stars, and the director is also the one who masterfully handled cool films like 'The Bourne Identity.' Moreover, there's Matthew Horner and Charlize Theron's romance both in and out of the film, all of which undeniably captivate the audience's attention."