Because I Said So Release
Date: February 2, 2007 Studio: Universal Pictures Director: Michael Lehmann
Screenwriter: Karen Leigh Hopkins, Jessie Nelson Starring: Diane Keaton, Mandy Moore, Gabriel Macht, Tom Everett
Scott, Lauren Graham, Piper Perabo, Steven Collins Genre: Comedy, Romance MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for sexual content including dialogue, some mature
thematic material and partial nudity) Official Website:
BecauseISaidSomovie.com
Plot Summary: Powerhouse actresses
Diane Keaton, Mandy Moore, Lauren Graham and Piper Perabo serve up the laughs
when they join wickedly funny director Michael Lehmann ("The Truth about Cats &
Dogs," "40 Days and 40 Nights," "Heathers") in his new film about cutting the
apron strings, "Because I Said So."
Keaton stars as Daphne Wilder, a mother whose love knows no bounds or
boundaries. She is the proud mom of three daughters: stable psychologist Maggie
(Graham), sexy and irreverent Mae (Perabo) and insecure, adorable Milly
(Moore)-who, when it comes to men, is like psychotic flypaper.
In order to prevent her youngest from making the same mistakes she did, Daphne
decides to set Milly up with the perfect man. Little does Milly know, however,
that her mom placed an ad in the online personals to find him. Comic mayhem
unfolds as Daphne continues to do the wrong thing for the right reasons...all in
the name of love.
In a hilarious battle of strong wills, the mother-daughter dynamic is tested in
all its fierce, wacky complexity. The girls help Daphne finally discover the
truths and impossibilities of motherly love, all while trying to answer the
questions: where does it begin and where should it end?
Joining Lehmann behind the scenes on "Because I Said So" are scribes Karen Leigh
Hopkins ("Stepmom") and Jessie Nelson ("I Am Sam"). Paul Brooks ("My Big Fat
Greek Wedding") produces the film with Nelson.
EN 5 Second Review:
Chick flick that crosses generations from Mandy Moore to
Diane Keaton.
"Between
a chick’s flick and a date movie" Peter Veugelaers:
EntertainmentNutz.com Part way there between a chick’s flick
and a date movie, Because I Said So is about the control mother
Daphne (Diane Keaton) has over her daughter Milly (Mandy Moore) and how
the romantically lorn Daphne sets up her love life. One of her fledging
partners, a financially secure architect (Tom Everett Scott), comes out
of a classified ad, without Moore’s knowledge, the other is a musician
(Gabriel Macht) who happens to stumble upon the girl of his dreams. What
gives this low in action movie momentum is the kinetic energy of the
performers, which makes it watchable, but the tone is low key. There’s a
good idea her, though, worth pondering. Should a woman go for the
financially secure man or the guy less imbued with money but who has his
heart in the right place? Otherwise, this movie is a misfire.
Vulgar,
stupid mess Rex Reed: NY Observer
The entire project seems like a diabolical conspiracy to
destroy one of the few icons we’ve got left, but luckily that’s where it
fails most of all...more
A
formulaic approach is not always a bad thing in a romantic
comedy James Berardenelli: Reelviews
The screenplay for Because I Said So may be
short on invention but it is large on heart...more
Chock
full of cliches Christy Lemire:
Associated Press
Everything about Because I Said So screams out
generic chick flick -- and we do mean scream,
literally -- from the forgettable title to the
excruciatingly corny ending...more
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Release
Date: February 2, 2007
EN 5 Second Review:
Chick flick that crosses generations from Mandy Moore to
Diane Keaton.
