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Because I Said So

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Because I Said So (2007)

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Reviews Counted:154

Fresh:8

Rotten:146

Average Rating:3.2/10

Consensus: Overly reliant on caricatures and lacking any human insight, Because I Said So is an unfunny, cliche-ridden mess.

Rated: 12A [See Full Rating] for sexual content including dialogue, some mature thematic material and partial nudity

Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:16-02-2007

Synopsis: Powerhouse actresses Diane Keaton, Mandy Moore, Lauren Graham and Piper Perabo serve up the laughs when they join wickedly funny director Michael Lehmann (The Truth About Cats & Dogs, 40 Days and... Powerhouse actresses Diane Keaton, Mandy Moore, Lauren Graham and Piper Perabo serve up the laughs when they join wickedly funny director Michael Lehmann (The Truth About Cats & Dogs, 40 Days and 40 Nights, Heathers) in his new film about cutting the apron strings, Because I Said So. Keaton stars as Daphne Wilder, a mother whose love knows no bounds or boundaries. She is the proud mom of three daughters: stable psychologist Maggie (Graham), sexy and irreverent Mae (Perabo) and insecure, adorable Milly (Moore)-who, when it comes to men, is like psychotic flypaper. In order to prevent her youngest from making the same mistakes she did, Daphne decides to set Milly up with the perfect man. Little does Milly know, however, that her mom placed an ad in the online personals to find him. Comic mayhem unfolds as Daphne continues to do the wrong thing for the right reasons...all in the name of love. In a hilarious battle of strong wills, the mother-daughter dynamic is tested in all its fierce, wacky complexity. The girls help Daphne finally discover the truths and impossibilities of motherly love, all while trying to answer the questions: where does it begin and where should it end? --© Universal Pictures [More]

Starring: Diane Keaton, Mandy Moore, Piper Perabo, Tom Everett Scott

Starring: Diane Keaton, Mandy Moore, Piper Perabo, Tom Everett Scott, Neil Hopkins, Lauren Graham, Stephen Collins, Tony Hale, Gabriel Macht, Ty Panitz

Director: Michael Lehmann

Director: Michael Lehmann
Screenwriter: Jessie Nelson, Karen Leigh Hopkins
Producer: Paul Brooks
Studio: Universal Pictures

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The days when Woody Allen told Keaton there was nothing wrong with her character that couldn't be cured 'with Prozac and a polo mallet' are long gone here.

Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | comment Comment
02/07/07
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

If you don't expect too much of it, you may find yourself pleasantly -- all right, soothingly -- surprised by it.

Full Review Source: TIME Magazine | comment Comment
02/06/07
Richard Schickel
Richard Schickel
TIME Magazine
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Fairly annoying from start to finish, primarily because Keaton is still relying on that ever less-endearing assortment of addlepated antics which won her an Academy Award for Annie Hall back in 1978.

Full Review Source: NewsBlaze | comment Comment
02/06/07
Kam Williams
Kam Williams
NewsBlaze

A romantic comedy that will make you hate both romance and comedy... oh, and also women.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Weekly | comment Comment
02/06/07
Sean Burns
Sean Burns
Philadelphia Weekly

The only time Keaton is tolerable is when she's not saying anything at all, the result of laryngitis.

Full Review Source: Boulder Weekly | comment Comment
02/05/07
Thomas Delapa
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly

It's inadequate to say that this film stars Keaton; more accurately, it has befallen her, and it's hard to imagine what she did in a previous life to amass such a huge (presumably now resolved) karmic debt.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles CityBeat | comment Comment
02/05/07
Andy Klein
Andy Klein
Los Angeles CityBeat

Diane Keaton has delivered many terrific film performances, but her over-the-top work in 'Because I Said So' isn't one of them.

Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews | comment Comment
02/04/07
Betty Jo Tucker
Betty Jo Tucker
ReelTalk Movie Reviews

The story plays out like a really raunchy episode of Petticoat Junction.

Full Review Source: Houston Community Newspapers | comment Comment
02/03/07
Gary Brown
Gary Brown
Houston Community Newspapers

Even the film's costume designer makes Keaton look ridiculous which is no mean feat given that she's clothed in the actress's own style.

Full Review Source: rec.arts.movies.reviews | comment Comment
02/03/07
Laura Clifford
Laura Clifford
rec.arts.movies.reviews

An unfunny comedy about an interfering mother and a dysfunctional family that demeans women big time.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
02/03/07
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

[A] trite, manipulative, excruciating nightmare of female pyschosis and idiocy presented as feminine adorableness.

Full Review Source: Flick Filosopher | comment Comment
02/03/07
MaryAnn Johanson
MaryAnn Johanson
Flick Filosopher

The cast is too talented for the likes of this.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Insiders | comment Comment
02/03/07
Eric Lurio
Eric Lurio
Entertainment Insiders

Recycling every cliche in the rom-com handbook, it's clear from the very first that Lehmann has sacrificed his characters on the altar of sappy endings. What a waste -- for everybody.

Full Review Source: CNN.com | comment Comment
02/03/07
Tom Charity
Tom Charity
CNN.com
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Though it is far from perfect, I'm giving it a pass... once you get a little distance from the pandering, the movie kind of takes off.

Full Review Source: Can Magazine | comment Comment
02/02/07
Fred Topel
Fred Topel
Can Magazine

Filled with characters you'd thankfully only find in a bad romantic comedy, Because I Said So is an unbelievable, unenjoyable mess.

Full Review Source: About.com | comment Comment
02/02/07
Rebecca Murray
Rebecca Murray
About.com

In lieu of plot, it’s cluttered with bad driving scenes, dog reaction shots, falling-splat-with-cakes scenes, and watching old movies scenes.

Full Review Source: PopMatters | comment Comment
02/02/07
Cynthia Fuchs
Cynthia Fuchs
PopMatters

An hour into the film, my girlfriend leaned over and whispered, “I wish she (Mandy Moore) would just go ahead and punch her mother (Diane Keaton)."

Full Review Source: FilmStew.com | comment Comment
02/02/07
Brent Simon
Brent Simon
FilmStew.com

a fun film for those hopeless romantics who enjoy seeing true love...Hollywood style.

Full Review Source: Gazette (MD) | comment Comment
02/02/07
Jeffrey Lyles
Jeffrey Lyles
Gazette (MD)

Definitely not funny, and not appropriate for young teenagers! Yuck!

Full Review Source: Kaplan vs. Kaplan | comment Comment
02/02/07
Jeanne Kaplan
Jeanne Kaplan
Kaplan vs. Kaplan

Another example of filmmakers insulting the intelligence of their audience

Full Review Source: Kaplan vs. Kaplan | comment Comment
02/02/07
David Kaplan
David Kaplan
Kaplan vs. Kaplan
 
 
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