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Smother (2008)

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When an everyday thirtysomething is fired from his job, his unemployment woes are soon compounded as the ticking of his wife's maternal clock reaches a deafening pitch, and his overbearing mother announces plans to move in with the struggling couple. Dax Shepard, Liv Tyler, and Diane Keaton star in a film directed by Vince Di Meglio, co-scripted by Di Meglio and Tim Rasmussen, and produced by Rasmussen, Bill Johnson, and Jay Roach. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

PG-13, 1 hr. 32 min.

Drama, Comedy

May 5, 2009

Variance Films

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All Critics (8) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (5) | DVD (1)

suffers from a distinct 'been there, done that' feeling to it

August 16, 2009 Full Review Source: 7M Pictures | Comment
7M Pictures

doomed from conception

April 21, 2009 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | Comment
Filmcritic.com

Not exactly unequivocal accolades for the mom in your life, nor is it Mommie Dearest packing closet hangers. But there's a decided appreciation for the woman who raised you, warts and all, and debriefing of an assortment of lingering childhood grudges.

April 16, 2009 Full Review Source: NewsBlaze | Comment
NewsBlaze

Not exactly unequivocal accolades for the mom in your life, nor is it Mommie Dearest packing closet hangers. But there's a decided appreciation for the woman who raised you, warts and all, and debriefing of an assortment of lingering childhood grudges.

April 16, 2009 Full Review Source: NewsBlaze | Comment
NewsBlaze

Smother feels like the sort of misbegotten curiosity Comedy Central uses to fill its Sunday afternoon programming.

October 3, 2008 Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | Comment
L.A. Weekly

Perhaps Diane Keaton was poisoned by merciless Asian gangsters with strict instructions to make two career-denting comedies that methodically peel away her integrity before she was allowed the sweet kiss of a life-saving antidote.

September 25, 2008 Full Review Source: BrianOrndorf.com | Comment
BrianOrndorf.com

This film has its share of crass, unlikely jokes, but also allows its characters some psychological complexity.

June 7, 2008 Full Review Source: The Age (Australia) | Comment
The Age (Australia)

Director and co-screenwriter Vince di Meglio handles this thin material without much subtlety.

May 15, 2008 Full Review Source: At the Movies (Australia) | Comment
At the Movies (Australia)

Filled with crazy situations, this comedy of errors may not work 100% of the time, but there are enough laughs to allow us to delight in its lunacy, and enough home truths about families and mother/son relationships, to be touched.

May 7, 2008 Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | Comment
Urban Cinefile
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Audience Reviews for Smother

I don't understand all the bad reviews of this film. I was laughing out loud throughout. I thought that this movie had many, many chuckle moments, and I'm not all that easy to please when it comes to comedies. Dax Shepard just cracked me up. Diane Keaton was alot on the kooky side, but I still enjoyed her. I'm so glad

November 29, 2010
itsjustme2004

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CAST: Dax Shepard, Liv Tyler, Diane Keaton, Mike White, Ken Howard, Selma Stern, Jerry Lambert, Don Lake DIRECTED BY: Vince Di Meglio SUMMARY: After losing his job, therapist Noah Cooper (Dax Shepard) returns home to discover that his loud, pushy mother (Diane Keaton) has left her husband and plans to live

June 26, 2010
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