AltWeeklies Wire
Isn't It Funny When 'Smart People' Do Stupid Things?new
On the surface of their new film, first-time filmmakers Mark Poirier and Noam Murro are in danger of stepping into all the cliche pitfalls of the genre. Fortunately, an intelligent script and a fine cast conspire to make this a sharper-than-average slice of indie satire.
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O'Leary |
04-15-2008 |
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'Smart People' is All Brains, No Heartnew
Smart People is about what can happen when the mind is divorced from the heart and spirit.
Shepherd Express |
David Luhrssen |
04-11-2008 |
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Ellen Page's Wisecracks Almost Salvage 'Smart People'new
I've always wanted to make a movie called Exposition! in which the characters just come on and tell their backstory for 90 minutes, and then everyone hugs. But Noam Murro beat me to the grand aesthetic punch.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
04-10-2008 |
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Tags: Noam Murro, Smart People
Solid Acting Helps 'Smart People'new
The cast is understated in painting a portrait of an unhappy, too-clever family in suburban Pittsburgh, writer/director Noam Murro hits several choice moments of sweet, sharp, and melancholy humor.
The Portland Mercury |
Erik Henriksen |
04-10-2008 |
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'Smart People' Shows Not All Dysfunctional Clans Are Funnew
There are no tremendous epiphanies in Smart People. The characters do make changes in small, incremental ways, and that feels real.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
04-09-2008 |
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Tags: Noam Murro, Smart People
