I am interested in Smart People. It is at 50% on rottentomatoes and the reviewers who like it are reviewers I like: A.O. Scott from the New York Times, the guy from the Wall Street Journal, etc. Hannah and I might go see it for our Friday afternoon movie.
Dana Stevens of
Slate, another critic I like, also wrote a decent review of
Smart People.http://www.slate.com/id/2188756/And here's a review by Chris Hewitt of the St. Paul Pioneer Press, another reviewer I like (who isn't normally on rt).
http://www.twincities.com/movies/ci_8876267?nclick_check=1Hewitt pretty closely describes my reactions to the film when he says, "I liked "Smart People" for a while, then I didn't like it, then I kinda hated it, then I liked it again. It's a semi-infuriating movie, and yet, I think I'd recommend it." Or, "It's an occasionally amusing film, and Quaid's worth the price of admission, but I left "Smart People" with this thought: It feels like a movie that would like to tell five stories but has room enough for only one."
I didn't absolutely love it and probably wouldn't see it again, yet I was glad I saw it. I'll be eager to hear what you think, Leslie.
Oh, and look out for Christine Lahti, an accomplished actress who weirdly plays, as Hewitt says, basically an extra.
The other movie I saw last weekend that I also didn't absolutely love but found enjoyable was
Leatherheads. It has gotten very mediocre reviews, and though I can see what they're getting at, I think they're being too harsh. I thought it was fun, and my son liked it a lot.
What's really weird is that I enjoyed two movies in a row featuring actresses I normally can't stand: Renee Zellwegger and Sarah Jessica Parker!