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'Get Smart'

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When Hollywood tackles a beloved old TV series, what you often see onscreen are the acrobatics of eager-to-please filmmakers. They bend over backward to honor the source material, yet strain to attract modern viewers. In "Get Smart," based on the iconic spy-spoof series of the 1960s, director Peter Segal and writers Tom J. Astle and Matt Ember execute some graceful pirouettes, but they also stumble....

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