Because I Said So (2007)

Crappy film

A lot of fun.

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

Basic premise and story line, but well done! Solid 6 Stars from me! I like Piper Perabo because she has played in a lesbian role and I support actresses who dare to be different in film because that tells me she supports our community of desire. Of course, Diane Keaton is always perfect for these motherly kind of roles. And I've seen Lauren Graham in other films before. She's very pretty! It's an older chick flick, but still halfway decent to watch.

Diane Keaton plays an extraordinarily crazy mother. Every time I watch this film, I get so bothered at how insane (the mother) and easily manipulated (the other 30-something characters) everyone was. I definitely would've like to see Mandy Moore take a different approach to her character, as at times her acting can get whiny. Then again, hoping their character's traits have been greatly exaggerated, maybe that's what the director was going for. Really appreciated Lauren Graham's change of acting performance.Overall, it's a movie that you can't stop watching. You finish it absolutely hating the mother, but then two months later, you'll get the urge to watch it again.

Why would you watch this. Stop hurting yourself. The mother's actions and lines are just painful to watch. I'm not sure what the writer was on when they created this. Full of stereotypes and annoying clichés. The end gets slightly better if you can bear to watch that long but most of the movie is not good. I will say that I got a lot of enjoyment from making jokes about the movie and how bad it was, but some it was so bad that it was annoying. For instance, the mother not being able to work any technology just seemed ridiculous. Maybe this annoyed me because my own mother has trouble with technology, but if the movie was the standard for tech skills, my mother could get hired at Geek Squad. To sum up my review, don't watch this movie about two dinguses.

After 40 minutes - and that was too long already - I had to stop. Otherwise I would have thrown my TV out of the window. 4 women, constantly screaming all at the same time, wildly gesticulating, totally pointless and extremely un-funny dialogues, obviously an attempt to make all those hens coming along extraordinary unique, chaotic and oh so clumsy, yet so lovable - NOT. It was the first movie I just couldn't sit through. THE HORROR. The makers should be seriously ashamed of what they delivered here. I couldn't even have a laugh about how miserable it was. That is all.