Smart People

Interesting movie. It's a movie where you dont laugh out loud for a good minute, you get some pretty good chuckles here and there. Smart plot outline but one area it kind of fails to deliver in is the comedy. I... Full review

This isn't a total rip-off of Juno, but it seems that whenever Ellen Page is on screen you can't help but be reminded of Juno. I fear that is because Ellen Page can only play one character. This time she's a... Full review

Dont watch, its a long overblown pretentious snooze fest. Worst film ever! It lacks anything f interest but it does have incest so there you go. Predictable and boring... Full review

quirky characters (check) college radio ready tunes (check) master makeovers in the final act (check)......this film can't overcome its indy feel or script. It's got good performances and its amusing enough to maintain interest, but it's not special.... Full review

Smart People is a great movie with a lot of heart. It is just one of those comedy movies that you can really connect with and enjoy. The movie is about a high school student (Page), her "uncle" a college student,... Full review

considering the cast i was very disapointed with the story. with big name actors and actresses i expected alot more romance and comedy.... Full review

This was a well written feel-good movie with intelligent dialog and a good balance of dry-humor. Didn't know Ellen Page was in it (Girl from Juno). Thumbs up!... Full review

I love Smart People. Its a cute movie with a good cast. Ellen Page looks so hot in this movie. This movie is hard to get but we when in the middle of it, you sttart to understand it more.... Full review

A few funny moments amidst some touching moments of a family's struggles was believeable. Some parts were a bit choppy and seemed disconnected, but then I guess that fits in well with the story. No great surprises here, no wonderfully profound... Full review

I thought Quad's performance was too much and too unbelievable. Very, very predictable story with not a lot of substance. Church and his character was the lone bright spot.... Full review

If Smart People is supposed to be smart comedy, it absolutely flunks the test. Smart People is a film about incredibly unpleasant, arrogant people, trying to deal with other unpleasant, depressing people, and somehow coming to the conclusion that maybe they all need to lighten up a little. ... Full Review

Smart People also makes great use of facial hair as a signifier of intelligence, and there are more beards here than in 300 . ... Full Review

In the year's most clunky movie (from scripting, directing, editing and yes, even cinematography), SMART PEOPLE hits DVD after a limited theatrical release (and deservedly so) and it's clear why people stayed away from this turkey like the bird flu. Unfortunately, the biggest problem with SMART PEOPLE is the horrible direction from Noam Murro. ... Full Review

While Smart People is a clever and engaging familial dysfunction seriocomedy, it has some issues with character transition. The characters themselves are relatively well sketched, with appropriate idiosyncrasies and vernacular but in an effort to convey didactics, they are often forced to make decisions that conflict with their natural trajectory. ... Full Review

But the screenplay has virtues, too, including some great dialogue; it's just not directed well enough to make the most of it. While the film lacks the satirical bite to make the dialogue zing with truths ... Full Review

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Smart People is probably one of, if not the most depressing romantic comedy in the history of cinema. What's funny is that spite of its odd mish-mash of depression and comedy, the film's formula actually works. ... Full Article

The film I am about to review carries the label of an "Official Selection" of the prestigious Sundance Film Festival. Those who like typical Hollywood critics know that means the movie has social redeeming value. ... Full Article

Smart People , Dennis Quaid plays the pompous, arrogant, and self-absorbed Lawrence Wetherhold, a middle-aged widower and Carnegie Mellon University literary professor whose life has fallen into a rut. ... Full Article

Once you get a taste of Smart People , deal with Eddie Murphy's Nowhereland , take on a stalkerific Sandra Bullock, and then steal Kate Hudson's work, it's time to get into some dark drama. ... Full Article

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