By Amy Renner Nov. 8, 2008
Tuesday, August 12
Smart People
"Smart People" is the darkly comic story of Lawrence Wetherhold, a widowed and unhappy English professor played by Dennis Quaid, who has alienated his son and turned his daughter into an overachieving, friendless teen. He falls for Janet (Sarah Jessica Parker), one of his former students, while at the same time his ne'er-do-well brother (Thomas Haden Church) shows up at his door unexpectedly, triggering a series of comic crises and eventually growth in the family as they learn to reconnect.
Dennis Quaid, Michael Costigan, Bridget Johnson, Sarah Jessica Parker, Ashton Holmes, Naom Murro, Mark Poirier, Thomas Haden Church
Drama Comedy
Watching the Detectives
The film centers on a film noir buff (Murphy) whose world is turned upside down when a beautiful, unpredictable femme fatale (Liu) provides far more adventure than he ever experienced -- and possibly more than he can handle.
Paul Soter, Lucy Liu, Cillian Murphy
Comedy Romance
