Smart People
By John • Aug 16th, 2008 • Category: 2 Stars, Comedy, Drama, RomanceThis is a little family drama/comedy that interested me for Ellen Page’s role (from Juno fame) while my wife enjoyed the Sarah Jessica Parker role.
This is a family that’s trying to cope with life after the mother’s death. The husband is a very sad and not very kind professor, who’s also a little snobbish. That might be my biggest problem with this movie, I just didn’t feel much for this character played by Dennis Quaid.
Worst of all I just didn’t feel any chemistry between him and Parker. I didn’t know why she would keep going back to him, even after their failed pathetic dates. At least the husband was not portrayed as a miserable suicidal widow.
The uncle played by Thomas Haden Church was at least funny, he was the only one trying to help this family. But his relationship with his niece felt a bit weird. I didn’t think it went anywhere, it didn’t develop any of the characters.
I did like Ellen Page as a similar character to Juno, but a little more vulnerable. Again, I think her character was a little wasted in her relationship with her uncle.
Overall I felt this movie was created with good intentions, but ultimately it failed. I didn’t hate it, there were some interesting characters, but in the end I wouldn’t recommend it.
Rating: 2 Stars
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