Smother (2008/II)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Vince Di Meglio

Writers (WGA):

Tim Rasmussen (written by) &
Vince Di Meglio (written by)

Release Date:

26 September 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Everyone wants to be loved. Just not this much.

Plot:

After he's fired from his job, an everyday guy faces pressure from his wife to have a baby and from his mom, who has decided to move in with the young couple.

Plot Keywords:

One Word Title

Cast

Diane Keaton	...	Marilyn Cooper
Dax Shepard	...	Noah Cooper
Liv Tyler	...	Clare Cooper
Mike White	...	Myron Stubbs
Ken Howard	...	Gene Cooper
Selma Stern	...	Helen Cooper
Jerry Lambert	...	Donnie Booker
Don Lake	...	Minister
Sarah Lancaster	...	Holly
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Cameron Bender	...	Jim
Kimberly Bosso	...	Baby Shower Guest
Ron Butler	...	Friendly Man
Rachel Cannon	...	Waitress
Cindy Clark	...	Barbara
Jacque Lynn Colton	...	Cindy
Frank Crim	...	Bob
Celeste Damron	...	Pain Pal
Sharon Di Meglio	...	Pain Pal
Lucas Gorak	...	Tommy
Johnny Hagen	...	Karaoke Singer
Taj Hester	...	Beagle
Henriette Ivanans	...	Therapy Receptionist
George Kendall	...	Tony
James Taku Leung	...	Hartanto
Carlos McCullers II	...	Basset Hound
Tara Moore	...	Pippi
Alexandra Murdy	...	Annika
Judy Nishimine	...	Pain Pal
Steven Christopher Parker	...	Dana
Dawn Rasmussen	...	Pain Pal
Jess Rowland	...	Karaoke DJ
Jerry Sherman	...	Art
Matt Steinauer	...	Carpet Bazaar Mascot
Cletus Young	...	Sam

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content, some drug material and language. (edited; previously rated R for some sexual references.)

Runtime:

USA:92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Australia:M | Taiwan:PG-12 | Finland:K-11 | Singapore:NC-16 | Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:13 | Mexico:B

Filming Locations:

Beverly Hills, California, USA

Company:

Carsey-Werner Company

Quotes:

Noah Cooper: Is there anything else I should know about? Any other lies?
Marilyn Cooper: You wet the bed until you were six, the noise in your closet at night really was a ghost, and you were held back two times in the first grade.
Noah Cooper: I'm thirty-one?
Marilyn Cooper: Thirty-two.

Movie Connections:

References A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

Soundtrack:

Love --> Building On Fire

Forgettable.

Totally forgettable. Specially because of the weak acting. This is the first movie I've seen with Dax Shepard. To my surprise, he's been around since the late 90's. I thought he was a newcomer, since his acting was so bland. I could say the same about Liv Tyler. Although I've seen her do well in other movies, she gave Clare Cooper a strange personality. Liv is not the kind of actress that will give the character a fiery, emotional personality like Diane Keaton would be able to, but it was pretty strange to see her say her lines in whisper mode. It seemed that altogether there simply wasn't a very good chemistry going on between the actors, and I think Diane Keaton sensed that as well. She's a fantastic actress, but seemed just a bit over the top in this movie. It felt like she just wanted to get this movie over as soon as possible. I wouldn't blame her.