Review of I Smile Back (2015) by Steviegjd — 06 Nov 2015

Sarah Silverman does a very good job in this film. Her character is in pretty much every scene and she credibly portrays a woman battling mental illness, substance abuse and promiscuity issues. The script is the real problem here.

While it covers ground, it does not do so in any way that is novel. The complaints from people about how awful or terrible the content is are both pollyannish and naive. There are people who have these issues.

They exist. They are not evil. They are broken. Nobody could have done better in this part. I may be biased because I love Sarah Silverman as a comic. But that does not make it a good movie. Because it is simply an ok movie with a very good performance.