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Because I Said So is a 2007 American romantic comedy film directed by Michael Lehmann and starring Diane Keaton, Mandy Moore, Lauren Graham, Piper Perabo, Gabriel Macht, Tom Everett Scott and Stephen Collins. It was released on February 2, 2007. It was panned by critics, calling it the worst movie of the year.
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| Directed by | Michael Lehmann |
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| Cinematography | Julio Macat |
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| Music by | David Kitay |
Production company | Gold Circle Films |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $39 million[1] |
| Box office | $69.5 million[2] |
Plot
Daphne (Diane Keaton), is the loving but over-bearing mother of three women. Her other daughters Maggie (Lauren Graham) and Mae (Piper Perabo) are happily married, but her youngest daughter Milly (Mandy Moore) recently broke up with her boyfriend, and Daphne is concerned.
Daphne fears that her daughter cannot find a good man on her own, so she secretly places a personal ad for her daughter. She finds a potential candidate, Jason (Tom Everett Scott), and tries to orchestrate a chance meeting of the two. The plan seems flawless until Milly finds her own date, guitarist Johnny (Gabriel Macht), who happens to be a candidate Daphne rejected before. Milly is unaware of her mother's scheming and begins relationships with both Jason and Johnny at the same time, with neither aware of the other.
Inevitably, this double-dating takes its toll and Milly becomes estranged from both Jason and Johnny. Meanwhile, Daphne stumbles upon her own perfect match after being alone for many years and begins to challenge her search for the perfect match for Milly. Milly also realizes she has a choice to be the daughter her mother wants her to be, or to be the woman she wants herself to be. Choosing the latter, which comes with a row with her mother, leads her to reconcile with Johnny, a relationship Daphne has realized she should have tried to orchestrate in the first place.
Cast
- Diane Keaton as Daphne
- Mandy Moore as Milly
- Gabriel Macht as Johnny
- Tom Everett Scott as Jason
- Lauren Graham as Maggie
- Piper Perabo as Mae
- Stephen Collins as Joe
Marketing
The film has a marketing tie-in allowing customers to buy panties with different sayings from the movie.[3]
Reception
Box office
In its first weekend of release, the film placed second in total box office receipts. For the weekend of February 2, 2007, the film earned $13,022,000. As of April 5, 2007; its domestic gross was $42,674,040.[2] According to Box Office Guru, "men showed practically zero interest in the Universal release. Studio research showed that 82% of the audience was female. 55% of the turnout was 35 or older. 83% was Caucasian."[4]
Critical reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 4% of 159 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 3.3/10. The website's consensus reads, "Overly reliant on caricatures and lacking any human insight, Because I Said So is an unfunny, cliche-ridden mess."[5] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 26 out of 100, based on 30 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[6] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale.[7] William Booth of the Washington Post rated it the worst movie of 2007.[8]
Diane Keaton's performance in the film earned her a Golden Raspberry Award nomination for Worst Actress, where she lost to Lindsay Lohan for I Know Who Killed Me.
References
- "Because I Said So (2007) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
- "Because I Said So (2007)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 14, 2008.
- "Because I Said So". Custom-Panties.com. Archived from the original on February 13, 2008. Retrieved February 14, 2008.
- "Weekend Box Office (February 2-4, 2007)". Box Office Guru. Archived from the original on February 3, 2008. Retrieved February 14, 2008.
- "Because I Said So". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- "Because I Said So". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
- Rich, Joshua (February 9, 2007). "Norbit should be a heavy-hitter this weekend". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
- Booth, William (December 29, 2007). "Rated PU, Unfit for Any Audience". Washington Post. Retrieved February 14, 2008.
Diane Keaton will always be beloved for "Annie Hall"... [but] her mom-rom-com "Because I Said So" is the worst movie of the year.
External links
- Because I Said So at IMDb
- Because I Said So at AllMovie
- Because I Said So at Rotten Tomatoes
На других языках
[de] Von Frau zu Frau
Von Frau zu Frau (Originaltitel: Because I Said So) ist eine US-amerikanische Filmkomödie von Michael Lehmann aus dem Jahr 2007.- [en] Because I Said So (film)
[ru] Потому что я так хочу
«Потому что я так хочу» (англ. Because I Said So) — американская комедийная мелодрама 2007 года режиссёра Майкла Леманна.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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