Rotten
I hated this movie. I think it's the worst performance of Diane Keaton's career.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Because I Said So
She's just your normal, overprotective, overbearing, over-the-top mother.
2007 · 1h 42m · PG-13
Comedy, Romance
Directed by
Michael Lehmann
Overview
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.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
3%
Tomatometer
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
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
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
Rotten
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
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