I Smile Back
Love desperately, live recklessly.
Love desperately, live recklessly.
Drama
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2015
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Laney is an attractive, intelligent suburban wife and devoted mother of two adorable children. She has the perfect husband who plays basketball with the kids in the driveway, a pristine house, and a shiny SUV for carting the children to their next activity. However, just beneath the façade lie depression and disillusionment that send her careening into a secret world of reckless compulsion. Only very real danger will force her to face the painful root of her destructiveness and its crumbling effect on those she loves.
Director:
Cast:
Same Director
Details
Rated:
R
Runtime:
85 min
Release date:
23 Oct 2015
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$495,000
Revenue:
$63,373
Awards:
1 win & 7 nominations.
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Silverman is far and away the best part of "I Smile Back," a strained entry in the Mad Housewife genre.
– Ty Burr,
Boston Globe,
5 Nov 2015
rotten:
Silverman's performance, while good, is by no means great, and she is not able to transcend what amounts to a little too much sweetness and light in this cinematic "Smile."
– Soren Anderson,
Seattle Times,
5 Nov 2015
rotten:
I Smile Back pummels with nastiness, then moves from one shocking event to the next without a backward glance.
– Linda Barnard,
Toronto Star,
3 Dec 2015
fresh:
I Smile Back isn't a candy-coated, noble depiction of addiction and the toll it takes on families, but rather a bleak yet honest look at how regular people lose themselves, and how difficult it can be to find the way back.
– Steve Tilley,
Toronto Sun,
3 Dec 2015
rotten:
Silverman delivers a knockout performance - any memories of her scatalogical stand-up act are washed away in an instant. But her intense commitment to the depths of depression belongs in a better, more focused, less derivative film.
– Barry Hertz,
Globe and Mail,
4 Dec 2015