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The New “Mr. And Mrs. Smith” TV Show Misses The Mark On Marriage
The season of movie remakes continues in Donald Glover’s rebooted TV adaptation of “Mr. and Mrs. Smith.” How does this new, diversity-led adaptation live up to the original film?
By Jillian Schroeder5 min read
True confession: I missed the Mr. and Mrs. Smith train back in 2005 when the classic blockbuster was first released. I was vaguely aware of its release and the accompanying Brangelina tabloid insanity that peppered magazines in grocery store aisles that year. But when the new television adaptation was released on Amazon Prime at the beginning of February, I sat down to watch both versions and compare them.