Smart People

'Smart People' a smart comedy about sadness

Usually when you see a film that seems like a combination of two other films, it’s a high-concept mash up. “Die Hard” meets “Star Wars” – that kind of thing.

Smart People (2008)

The somewhat odd family at the center of the comedy “Smart People,” from left: Dennis Quaid, Ellen Page, Thomas Haden Church and Ashton Holmes.

Watch our exclusive Smart People clip

Watch our exclusive clip from Sarah Jessica Parker's new film Smart People, also starring Dennis Quaid, Thomas Hayden Parker and Ellen Page. In cinemas 16 May.

'Smart People' a smart comedy about sadness

Usually when you see a film that seems like a combination of two other films, it’s a high-concept mash up. “Die Hard” meets “Star Wars” – that kind of thing.

'Smart People,' 4 stars

'Smart People' 4 stars Dennis Quaid stars as the misanthropic head of a dysfunctional family, which includes a Young Republican daughter (Ellen Page). Things change for him when his brother (Thomas Haden Church) and a former student (Sarah Jessica Parker) enter his life. (R - 95 minutes) P, S.

Smart People

Sometimes movies can lack excitement and bore the audience, and I hate to say it but “Smart People” does both. Even one of my favorite actresses, Sarah Jessica Parker, was flat in the movie.