In an effort to prevent family history from repeating itself, meddlesome mom Daphne Wilder attempts to set up her youngest daughter, Milly, with Mr. Right. Meanwhile, her other daughters try to keep their mom's good intentions under control.
As almost everyone knows by now, the early part of the year has become a dumping ground for dreadful movies. Still, Because I Said So constitutes unusually toxic waste.
– Joe Morgenstern,
Wall Street Journal,
2 Feb 2007
rotten:
Recycling every cliche in the rom-com handbook, it's clear from the very first that Lehmann has sacrificed his characters on the altar of sappy endings. What a waste -- for everybody.
– Tom Charity,
CNN.com,
3 Feb 2007
fresh:
If you don't expect too much of it, you may find yourself pleasantly -- all right, soothingly -- surprised by it.
– Richard Schickel,
TIME Magazine,
6 Feb 2007
rotten:
Everyone here is a caricature, and the gaps are papered over with hyperactive shtick. I haven't seen so many cakes dropped or smashed since I Love Lucy.
– Mark Holcomb,
Time Out New York,
10 Feb 2007
rotten:
I hated this movie. I think it's the worst performance of Diane Keaton's career.