Lawrence Wetherhold is miserable and misanthropic: he's a widower, a pompous professor at Carnegie Mellon, an indifferent father to a college student and a high-school senior, and the reluctant brother of a ne'er-do-well who's come to town. A seizure and a fall send Lawrence to the emergency room where the physician, a former student of his, ends up going on a date with him. His daughter, Vanessa, lonely and friendless, who's been bonding with his brother, tries to sabotage d... (Full plot summary below)
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Lawrence Wetherhold is miserable and misanthropic: he's a widower, a pompous professor at Carnegie Mellon, an indifferent father to a college student and a high-school senior, and the reluctant brother of a ne'er-do-well who's come to town. A seizure and a fall send Lawrence to the emergency room where the physician, a former student of his, ends up going on a date with him. His daughter, Vanessa, lonely and friendless, who's been bonding with his brother, tries to sabotage dad and the doctor's relationship, but Lawrence is good at that without help. Is there any way these smart people can get a life? Can happiness be pursued beneath layers of irony?
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| TV Guide MagazineKen FoxA sharp, superbly acted character-driven comedic drama. |
| Urban CinefileUrban Cinefile CriticsWhat 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 |
| tonymedley.comTony MedleyA funny film dealing with a serious subject of how two exceptionally smart people cope with dealing with those who don't get it as quickly or succinctly as they do. |
| Salt Lake TribuneSean P. MeansMurro squeezes the script for all the awkwardness it can give, as if that's the same thing as finding the funny. |
| LarsenOnFilmJosh LarsenThe more rumpled Dennis Quaid has become, the more interesting he's gotten as an actor... |
| Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanSmart People, unlike "Sideways" or "The Savages," has a plot that's a little too rote. |
| New York PostLou LumenickPage and Church work so brilliantly together as a comic team that it's worth enduring the leads' utter lack of chemistry together - not to mention the fact they're both wildly miscast. |
| Palo Alto WeeklySusan TavernettiAward-winning commercial director Noam Murro helms a fine cast playing all-too-familiar roles. |
| Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)Jeffrey WesthoffWithout a clear-cut plot to lead him, first-time director Noam Murro gets muddled in the perpetual sadness of too many characters. |
| ComingSoon.netEdward DouglasHas enough funny moments and original ideas that it's genuinely enjoyable based on the strength of its script and cast alone. |
