Smart People (2008)

A nice combination of drama and humor, featuring an intellectual family with its fair share of (social) problems. Certainly not a high-flyer, but enjoyable viewing. Some nice dialogue, though it's a bit of a shame about the overly cheerful ending, which feels a bit out of place with the rest of the film. A good cast (although I'm certainly not a Sarah Jessica Parker fan), with Ellen Page and Thomas Hayden Church being the most notable.

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A bit of a dull affair. An uninteresting relationship without any chemistry between Quaid and Parker. The grumpy old man gradually thaws, as he's done countless times, and better. This theme is a bit of a tired old fare, and nothing is added to it here.

Page and that uncle/Church are a bit more fun, but there's not enough going on with them. Page was great in Juno, which was made for this role. Here, her qualities don't really shine.

Failed movie.

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I pulled this one out of the closet and didn't really have any expectations for it. I didn't think it was bad. Not really a comedy, not really a drama, more of a feature film.

The story wasn't that special, but I didn't find it boring either.

A fairly familiar cast: Dennis Quaid, Sarah Jessica Parker, Ellen Page, although no one really stood out.

Well, not bad to have seen once, but nothing special either.

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