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Smart People [DVD] [2008]
enlarge	Director: Noam Murro Actors: Dennis Quaid, Ashton Holmes, Ellen Page, Sarah Jessica Parker, Thomas Haden Church Studio: Icon Home Entertainment Category: DVD List Price: ~~£14.99~~ Buy New: £1.48 as of 31/7/2010 01:47 BST details You Save: £13.51 (90%) New (30) Used (10) from £1.38 Seller: moviemars-usa Rating: 11 reviews Sales Rank: 18298 Format: Anamorphic, DVD-Video, PAL Language: English (Original Language) Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Region: 2 Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.78:1 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 91 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5051429101484 ASIN: B001AU3FX8 Theatrical Release Date: 2008 Release Date: September 15, 2008 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 11 1 2 3 Next » Smart People: A sole-soothing and very rewarding comedy-drama November 19, 2008 D. Jackson (UK) 6 out of 6 found this review helpful My title says it all! Like a previous reviewer has stated, it's all been done before, but not much better than this. Smart People is like 'the icing on the cake' for its genre. From the makers of the heart-warming comedy-drama classic, Sideways, Smart People simply follows a group of people going through the usual ups and downs of every day life... And the funny thing is: it never gets boring. Even if it doesn't sound like your cup of tea, there's always Sarah Jessica Parker to brighten your day, plus the consistently brilliant and surprising Ellen Page, who is surely a huge star-in-the-making. Bumbling along with a fantastic acoustic sound-track, Smart People is probably one of the most refreshing -but obviously underrated- indie pleasures of the year. Definitely worth a watch. Smart , Funny Film September 23, 2008 David Byrne (United Kindgom) 4 out of 4 found this review helpful How can anyone find this film boring ? This film's amazing.Its cool,smart,funny and warming.Its a film that actually has a story worth watching. Great story AND soundtrack February 11, 2009 C. Kruger (Farnborough, UK) Great movie! Makes you ask what are you doing with your life. And the sound track, basic acustic is wonderfull - that's a shame it is not available at amazon UK, I only found it at USA, and it is not complete. Shame. Not bad... August 24, 2009 taylzo (Northern Ireland) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful This is not the best film I've ever seen, but its definitely not a waste of time! Its nice to see Sarah Jessica Parker in a different role, and Ellen Page is as brilliant as in Juno. Quaid and his on-screen brother work well with the rest of the cast. Needs perseverance, but is worth it. May 3, 2009 Mr. Michael Turner 1 out of 1 found this review helpful A variation on the redemption theme which started with Ebenezer Scrooge in 'A Christmas Carol' and was successfully continued in 'It's a Wonderful Life', 'The Singing Detective' (UK TV version with Michael Gambon), Scrooged etc, and was humorously inverted in 'Blackadder's Christmas Carol'. This take on the theme varies in that the resolution is not a complete transformation of the 3 inadequate characters (the adoptive brother is only superficially inadequate, and is actually the only major character living a sane life), but a sense that the father (Quaid), girlfriend (Parker) and daughter (Page) may be starting to turn in the right direction. Acting honours go to Page for creating a character that you simultaneously want to slap and hug, and would bring out the paternal/maternal in anyone over 20. The soundtrack is something to be endured, not enjoyed, conjuring up the atmosphere of a rainy day in Alaska, but all in all the film is well worth watching. Showing reviews 1-5 of 11 1 2 3 Next »

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