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Daphne Wilder (Diane Keaton) is the proud mother of three women: Milly (Mandy Moore), Maggie (Lauren Graham) and Mae (Piper Perabo), and her love for her offspring knows no bounds. Because her ...
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- Michael Lehmann
- PG-13
- Diane Keaton
At 61, Diane Keaton is still doing her ditzy, girlish thing, but the act is getting a little oppressive and rarely more so than in Because I Said So, an indulgent comedy. Full Review | Feb 24, 2007
Feb 2, 2007 · Because I Said So. Directed by Michael Lehmann. Comedy, Romance. PG-13. 1h 42m. By A.O. Scott. Feb. 2, 2007. In “Because I Said So,” Diane Keaton plays Daphne Wilder, the single mother of ...
- Michael Lehmann
Our review: Parents say ( 4 ): Kids say ( 3 ): Clumsy and bland, BECAUSE I SAID SO sets up one basic joke -- the obnoxious and interfering mother -- and runs it into the ground. Directed by Michael Lehmann in a way that might best be described as "disinterested," Because I Said So includes so many clichés that it's hard to keep count: the bad ...
- Michael Lehmann
- Cynthia Fuchs
- Diane Keaton, Lauren Graham, Mandy Moore
Feb 2, 2007 · Because I Said So: Directed by Michael Lehmann. With Diane Keaton, Mandy Moore, Gabriel Macht, Tom Everett Scott. A meddling mother tries to set her daughter up with the right man so her kid won't follow in her footsteps.
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- Comedy, Romance
- Michael Lehmann
- 2007-02-02
Permalink. 3/10. sitcom-level romantic comedy. Buddy-51 28 May 2007. If you can swallow the beautiful and sexy Mandy Moore as an uncoordinated doofus with low self-esteem who can't find a decent guy to go out with her, then you may be able to get into the spirit of "Because I said So."
There, I’ve said it. Indeed, there have been times I’ve forced my lovely and sentimental wife to listen as I’ve dismantled a romantic comedy, explaining the 101 reasons a Hallmark card writer could’ve penned better lines. So I’m fully aware that I probably don’t “get” every emotional nuance packed into Because I Said So. I ...