Review of Smart People (2008) by Helena K — 01 Jan 2009

It was alright not one of the best movies.

This review of Smart People (2008) was written by Helena K on 01 Jan 2009.

Smart People has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Richard Schickel (546) for Time (1,811) on 23 Oct 2013

There's nothing world shattering about Smart People. No one is ever going to call it a must see movie…

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By Wesley Morris (1,967) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 04 Jul 2013

Mostly, Smart People is a failure of imagination…

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By Barry S (249) on 25 May 2013

Smart People is a great little movie that teaches you to live life rather than just intellecualize about it…

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By Carina Chocano (358) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 28 Oct 2014

It's the kind of observational comedy, that'll be hard to find come summertime and should be enjoyed while there's still a chance…

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By Gareth D (604) on 24 Feb 2014

An ok indy flick with a great cast and a nice enough story. Nothing groundbreaking but entertaining enough…

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By Michael Sragow (1,413) for Baltimore Sun (1,823) on 23 Jun 2016

A third of the way through Smart People, I channeled Randy Newman's Short People and thought, Smart people got no reason to live…

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By Jonathan P (1,108) on 16 Nov 2014

The problem with Smart People is that though they may all be smart they are so unlikeable that they are hard to watch…

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By Chris B (2,902) on 13 Feb 2014

Smart People could have been a smart film but it instead squanders its talent and the screenplay leaves much to be desired…

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By Tomoe S (8) on 11 Feb 2013

Nothing happens, you could take it as poignant or different; I took it as boring…

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By Helen O'hara (407) for Empire (3,446) on 08 Nov 2012

Strong performances and a few laughs, but the story feels lazy next to superior efforts recently in the same genre…

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