Review of I Smile Back (2015) by Nicole M — 18 May 2017

Great performances pieced together poorly.

This review of I Smile Back (2015) was written by Nicole M on 18 May 2017.

I Smile Back has generally received mixed reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of I Smile Back

Review of I Smile Back (2015)

By Pablo6120 (8) on 27 Mar 2016

Comparisons will be made to other films where the protagonist is the bored, troubled housewife, but I Smile Back presents a darker, almost…

Read Review

Review of I Smile Back (2015)

By Steve Tilley (62) for Toronto Sun (419) on 03 Dec 2015

I Smile Back isn't a candy-coated, noble depiction of addiction and the toll it takes on families, but rather a bleak yet honest look at how…

Read Review

Review of I Smile Back (2015)

By Aimee T (40) on 20 Mar 2016

If someone can explain the ending, that would be great. But A+ for Sarah Silverman…

Read Review

Review of I Smile Back (2015)

By Markvantpark (9) on 07 Dec 2015

Movie that has good equilibry and is interesting to watch…

Read Review

Review of I Smile Back (2015)

By Jason C (2,488) on 01 Jan 2017

Curiosity got the better of me because of all the praise Sarah Silverman got for her role in this movie…

Read Review

Review of I Smile Back (2015)

By Linda Barnard (586) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 03 Dec 2015

I Smile Back pummels with nastiness, then moves from one shocking event to the next without a backward glance…

Read Review

Review of I Smile Back (2015)

By Richard M (1,299) on 18 May 2016

Nobody tells you that it's terrifying to love something so much…

Read Review

Review of I Smile Back (2015)

By Jennifer T (990) on 27 Mar 2016

Wow, Silverman brings an A-game performance…

Read Review

Review of I Smile Back (2015)

By Craig F (523) on 11 Dec 2015

Silverman carries the movie with a Oscar-nominee caliber performance…

Read Review

Review of I Smile Back (2015)

By Luke M (834) on 11 Dec 2015

It's not perfect but a respectable character study and acting showcase for Sarah Silverman…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Primal Fear (1996)

By Peter Travers (3,602) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 04 Mar 1999

You'd get more of a jolt from Angela Lansbury on Murder, She Wrote and more intellectual stimulation from a cozy game of Clue…

Read Review

Review of Midnight Cowboy (1969)

By Derek W (506) on 25 Nov 2008

Itryed to watch this and did not make it through. I did not enjoy it at all, so thats it…

Read Review

Review of Shane (1953)

By John S (2,711) on 29 Aug 2012

Didn't like it. Alan Ladd is pretty good as Shane, but the story is to predictable and it could have been told in about an hour…

Read Review

Review of The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)

By Joe S (1,170) on 12 May 2017

I give this movie credit for its acting and cinematography. I cannot love it…

Read Review

Review of Valley of the Dolls (1967)

By Bosley Crowther (448) for New York Times (5,786) on 08 May 2005

It's an unbelievably hackneyed and mawkish mish-mash of backstage plots and Peyton Place adumbrations in which five women are involved with…

Read Review

Review of Barry Lyndon (1975)

By William C (881) on 09 Aug 2009

One of the best movies I have seen in recent times and its undoubtedly the best of Stanley Kubrick…

Read Review

Review of Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999)

By Ken T (997) on 28 Feb 2010

I could not for the ife o me get through it...Never saw the ending and barely remember the rest…

Read Review

Review of Battle Royale (2000)

By Gzayas91 (98) on 23 Jul 2018

This is my Passion of the Christ, too violent and sick. Hunger Games Series were better than this garbage. I just personal cannot get into this…

Read Review

Review of The Night of the Hunter (1955)

By Carldamnit (9) on 18 Nov 2018

I'm giving it a 0 because it had beautiful shots but all the conspiracy theories about why it wasn't a success in its day bother me, it's not…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Ready Player One

2018

72%1,541 Reviews

Talk to Me

2023

74%83 Reviews

No Hard Feelings

2023

65%90 Reviews

Mad Max: Fury Road

2015

83%1,378 Reviews

Blade Runner 2049

2017

80%2,332 Reviews

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

2021

66%228 Reviews

No Time to Die

2021

74%254 Reviews

The Menu

2022

70%145 Reviews

A Quiet Place

2018

76%1,685 Reviews

Hereditary

2018

72%1,650 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

I Smile Back

2015

58%108 Reviews

Takedown

2000

61%38 Reviews

Dracula

1958

73%337 Reviews

Shrek 2

2004

75%888 Reviews

In Syria

2017

67%35 Reviews

Spider-Man

1977

65%936 Reviews

Ocean's Eight

2018

58%1,175 Reviews

Java Heat

2013

42%38 Reviews

Exit Wounds

2001

55%390 Reviews

Becoming Jane

2007

68%635 Reviews