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05/16/08

2/4

It wanders all over the place before ending abruptly. With the talent involved, it seems like such a waste.

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06/08/08

3/4

Dennis Quaid is the college professor of your nightmares in the dryly humorous, laid-back comedy 'Smart People.'

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06/05/08

B+

This is yet another indie populated by quirky characters %u2013 it's no surprise that it came out of Sundance %u2013 but for once, it doesn't overdo the quirk, minus a few exceptions.

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06/03/08

N/A

Audiences who love seeing cranky, emotionally blocked characters find a chance to bloom will be happy to endure the withering onscreen insults but I didn't have much use for these dyspeptic folks and was happy to see them go.

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05/22/08

C

The film was one big tedious contrivance, but for trying so hard deserves a Gentleman's C.

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05/11/08

2/4

As much as I enjoyed Quaid's introspective turn, his co-stars play characters lifted straight out of Screenwriting 101.

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05/02/08

2/5

And since, like 99 percent of all other Sundance-type indies, Smart People is shot in the dreariest grays possible ... the movie's not much to look at, either.

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05/01/08

N/A

Will Lawrence, at long last, be nice to someone who needs it? "I do have hope for myself," he declares. Good for him.

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04/30/08

C+

Smart People aims [at] enlisting Quaid's intelligence and self-awareness without denying him the wit and the grins that keep him so likable on screen. He handles the role well, but you couldn't say he owns it or thrives with it.

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04/27/08

2.5/5

From a technical standpoint, Smart People is incredibly lacking

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04/26/08

2/4

REALLY smart people will probably wait for the DVD release.

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04/20/08

N/A

What is it like being stupid? Ellen Page's smart teen Vanessa asks three bimbos at the local night club. The answer is spelt out in this story about a super-bright dysfunctional family who are too dumb to work out how to make their lives work

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04/18/08

B-

Murro works overtime to find the humanity in his characters, and with help from the cast, the search eventually pays off.

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04/16/08

6/10

Dennis Quaid's performance is the only thing that keeps the film from tipping too far into flat-out misanthropy.

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04/16/08

N/A

So much good work must not go overlooked. I just loved this movie because it’s witty, intellectual without being pretentious, and filled with characters who are logically stressed and anxious to connect to a world outside of themselves.

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04/16/08

3/4

Smart People is an indie film that plays the (jangle, jangle) same chords (strum, strum) as a lot of other heartfelt comedies about too-wise children and codgers taking humanity lessons.

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04/16/08

2/5

The conclusion finally reached is that it's OK to be smart, but not too smart, and that an unplanned pregnancy will fix everything. I remain skeptical on both counts.

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04/16/08