This film has its share of crass, unlikely jokes, but also allows its characters some psychological complexity.
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06/07/08
Smother (2008)
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Reviews Counted:8
Fresh:3
Rotten:5
Average Rating:4.3/10
Australian Theatrical Release:
May 8, 2008 Wide
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: Since getting his start on PUNK'D, Dax Shepard has had the privilege of starring opposite Hollywood's loveliest ladies, from Jessica Simpson in EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH to Amy Poehler in BABY MAMA.... [More]
Starring: Diane Keaton, Dax Shepard, Liv Tyler, Mike White
Director: Vince Di Meglio
Reviews for Smother
1 - 8 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
Top CriticDirector and co-screenwriter Vince di Meglio handles this thin material without much subtlety.
05/15/08
Top CriticFilled 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.
05/07/08
Top Criticsuffers from a distinct 'been there, done that' feeling to it
08/16/09
doomed from conception
04/21/09
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.
04/16/09
Smother feels like the sort of misbegotten curiosity Comedy Central uses to fill its Sunday afternoon programming.
10/03/08
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.
09/25/08
1 - 8 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
Latest News for Smother
May 03, 2009:
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. 
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September 21, 2008:
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