New Mr. & Mrs. Smith Reboot Lands on Prime Video To Praise From Critics

Billie Melissa
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Prime Video has released a brand new series adapted from the 2005 Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie movie, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, starring Donald Glover and Maya Erksine, and critics are loving it.

Landing itself an impressive 91% from 53 reviews, the success of the series seems to be proving reboots are worth it when done right.

Following two lonely strangers who land a job working for a mysterious spy agency offering them a glorious life of espionage, wealth, and world travels, the series has been praised for being "honest", "smart", and "dark".

Review roundup

  • Independent (UK): For a show about two superspies, based on a nonsensical Brangelina thriller, it is remarkable for its honest, relatable depiction of a relationship between two disaffected millennials.

  • Rolling Stone: It cleverly inverts the movie's premise. It blends the best elements of retro TV and modern TV, and deftly balances the ridiculousness of the core idea with the danger of it.

  • Observer: Donald Glover delivers high thrills and high comedy with a series that's as much about intimacy as it is about espionage.

  • Empire Magazine: If you're expecting the movie with Brad and Angie recast, this is not that. It's turned something light and silly into a show that's dark, smart, and hard to categorise.

  • ComicBook.com: Mr. & Mrs. Smith proves that you can reboot something and end up making a completely new and unique creation that not only stands on its own merit, but excels