Because I Said So (2007)

It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

lens specs and whiny audio texture. This works should the premise of the film be your preference or perhaps Diane in her younger days as Woody's first choice of female film partner still makes you attend her recent film choices in this genre then rent or buy this 8 year old release about the overbearing mother dominating the edited print as she stews and energizes to find husbands for her single daughter she would rather they picked. Not my cup of tea but perhaps yours. I just was turned off by the focus of the edited print As giving her constant finger pointing in a tantrum of whiny energy in her all familiar as a senior citizen movie lead in straight coiffed bangs, whiny audio and well cared for if wrinkly visage not fully visible behind large lens glasses in loose fitting, unflattering wardrobe running time prime focus

This movie is horrific. It was so hard to watch that it literally gave me a headache and the dialogue made me cringe. Diane Keaton's character is annoying, I believe that's where my headache stemmed from. Aside from the horrific plot and stale character interaction, a few other things really bothered me about this movie. Like the way the psychologist treated her patient, actually the way they portrayed the neurotic person in general was quite offensive, making him seen more like a nuisance than an actual ill patient. If anyone's "psychologist" would treat them the way she treated that patient in the scene where her sister came to her office as an "emergency" (I hardly think family drama qualifies as a work emergency, especially if you're going to ignore and condescend your patients. ) it would not be a comical situation as they made it seem in this film. It would be completely unprofessional, and just plain sad. It would make me wonder why the hell this person became a psych to begin with. Another thing that really got me was the fact that she chose the sensitive, struggling musician with the ADHD ODD child instead of the Well established architect. Which is fine, if she wants all that baggage then she can knock herself out. But what, she couldn't possibly end up with the guy her mother set her up with right? The wanna be rock star should have just minded his business, but then again I guess the movie would have been an even worse cliché and wouldn't have the slightest indication of a "plot twist" (not that he added much anyway). This movie just plain sucks. Don't watch it. I have watched movies that people have said this about, and thought they weren't THAT bad. But this Is quite possibly the worst movie of all time.

The title of my post sums it up really. This film is about a mother and her three daughters who talk in whiny voices and use tears to try and justify their behaviour and manipulate each other. The mother also lies to her daughters and sneaks around behind their backs to fulfil her own agendas.Keaton's character reminded me of my mother who would try and guilt trip us about everything to control us and make us have no life so she wouldn't be alone. My sister bought the tears and 'loving' words such as "You can't leave home after everything I've done for you", "I am your mother and I love you very much, this is why I don't want you to be hurt", "You can't leave home because there are men waiting to rape you". Yeah really loving mother who was out for herself and didn't want us to choose our own lives and live them.I was so angry while watching this film and was just waiting for Mandy Moore's character to do what she wanted- then she just ended up doing what her mother wanted anyway. The DVD would be a good door stop though, except door stops are cheaper.If you don't like watching films about women guilt tripping each other and no comedy (even though they are labelled as such to manipulate you into watching), stay away from this glorified door stop at the video store.

I just finished watching Because I said so with my mum and we were utterly appalled.As much as I like a good chick flick, this film was honestly an insult to all women. The dialogue was completely unrealistic and overly sappy; who on earth talks about sex with their mum? Don't get me started on the characters! Milly was so annoying I wanted to shoot her. The other two sisters - sensible psychiatrist and sexy man eater- were beyond stereotypical.As another reviewer acutely observed, Diane Keaton's performance is a parody of her most neurotic characters - I'm reminded mainly of Annie from The First Wives Club- on speed.Not to mention that the dynamics between the characters are impossible to believe- Keaton's character falling for the struggling musician's dad in the space of what, 5 minutes? Oh, please! I knew that this was not going to be an Oscar -worthy movie, but it was worse than I could have ever imagined.