Because I Said So
To prevent her youngest from making the same mistakes she did, Daphne decides to help Milly find the perfect man. Without Milly knowing, she places an online personal ad for her. Romantic comedy ensues as Daphne continues to do the wrong things for the right reasons, in the name of helping her daughter.
- Director:
- Michael Lehmann ('The Truth About Cats & Dogs', '40 Days and 40 Nights', 'Heathers', 'Airheads')
- Writer:
- Karen Leigh HopkinsJessie Nelson
- Cast:
- Diane KeatonMandy MooreGabriel MachtTom Everett ScottLauren GrahamPiper Perabo
Reviews & comments
Mildy amusing chick flick
It certainly wasn't the worst movie I've seen. I took my daughter to it and it was enjoyable to have some 'bonding time" watching a mildy-interesting girly movie. We had a few laughs, enjoyed the soppy bits and Gabriel Macht is too-cute! Perhaps not worth spending $25 at a movie but renting it when it hits the Video stores
Variety
pressAn exercise in canned cuteness, Because I Said So pushes its normally appealing stars, Diane Keaton and Mandy Moore, over the edge of sitcom hysteria...
The New York Times
pressA mild exercise in deliberate mediocrity, with chuckles and heartwarming moments distributed as carefully as nuts in a factory-made brownie. The movie's lack of ambition is hardly surprising, but both Ms. Moore and Ms. Keaton, who can wring flustered comedy out of the mildest provocation, deserve better...
San Francisco Chronicle
pressIt's a dreadful exercise, tin-eared and sincere, bereft of any truth or inspiration...
New Zealand Herald
pressThere is some risque dialogue between the girls, which reminds you of Lehmann's more quirky works such as Heathers and The Truth About Cats and Dogs, and while it's unexpected and quite funny, in a straight Hollywood flick it comes across as crass and awkward...
Christchurch Press
pressBecause I Said So may just be the worst, most excruciating romantic comedy made in years...
Variety
pressAn exercise in canned cuteness, Because I Said So pushes its normally appealing stars, Diane Keaton and Mandy Moore, over the edge of sitcom hysteria...
The New York Times
pressA mild exercise in deliberate mediocrity, with chuckles and heartwarming moments distributed as carefully as nuts in a factory-made brownie. The movie's lack of ambition is hardly surprising, but both Ms. Moore and Ms. Keaton, who can wring flustered comedy out of the mildest provocation, deserve better...
San Francisco Chronicle
pressIt's a dreadful exercise, tin-eared and sincere, bereft of any truth or inspiration...
New Zealand Herald
pressThere is some risque dialogue between the girls, which reminds you of Lehmann's more quirky works such as Heathers and The Truth About Cats and Dogs, and while it's unexpected and quite funny, in a straight Hollywood flick it comes across as crass and awkward...
Christchurch Press
pressBecause I Said So may just be the worst, most excruciating romantic comedy made in years...
Mildy amusing chick flick
It certainly wasn't the worst movie I've seen. I took my daughter to it and it was enjoyable to have some 'bonding time" watching a mildy-interesting girly movie. We had a few laughs, enjoyed the soppy bits and Gabriel Macht is too-cute! Perhaps not worth spending $25 at a movie but renting it when it hits the Video stores
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