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Laura Smiles
Kindred Media Group

Laura Smiles reviews
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Metascore: 57 Metascore out of 100
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MPAA RATING: R for sexual content, language and brief violence

Starring Kip Pardue, Ted Hartley, Petra Wright, Mark Derwin, Jonathan Silverman, Stephen Sowan, and Scott Chernoff

Nine years after the death of her witty and artistic fiance, Laura is ensconced as a solidly upper-middle-class suburban housewife with a perfect husband and an 8-year-old son. Everything around her appears staid, distanced, established... however all is not well in suburbia. (Kindred Media Group)


GENRE(S): Drama  
WRITTEN BY: Jason Ruscio  
DIRECTED BY: Jason Ruscio  
RELEASE DATE: Theatrical: August 3, 2007 
RUNNING TIME: 98 minutes, Color 
ORIGIN: USA 

What The Critics Said

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83
Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman
There's an unconvincing last-act twist, but this is the movie "Little Children" wanted to be.
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80
Variety Ronnie Scheib
Sharp dialogue, idiosyncratic characters and a wickedly brilliant structure that subtly derails expectation make Laura Smiles a rarity among mellers.
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80
LA Weekly Scott Foundas
It casts an increasingly hypnotic spell, thanks in no small measure to Wright -- a fearless actress (and the real-life wife of writer-director Ruscio) who brings this sometimes despicable, often heartbreaking character to life with every atom of her being.
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75
New York Post V.A. Musetto
Ruscio's script is grim and darkly funny, but the big attraction is Wright's right-on performance. She's an actress waiting to be discovered.
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75
TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
Wright's haunting performance is the anchor that keeps Ruscio's film from vanishing down a rabbit hole.
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40
Los Angeles Times Mark Olsen
As Ruscio piles it on, he gets himself further and further away from any sense of genuine emotional truth.
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40
The New York Times Matt Zoller Seitz
Part domestic drama, part thriller, the microbudget shot-on-video feature Laura Smiles is so ambitious that its ultimate failure is more depressing than anything in its dark script.
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38
New York Daily News Jack Mathews
It's an interesting profile in self-destruction until the script becomes unhinged itself and has Laura doing things that are not so much outrageous as hilariously stupid.
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30
Village Voice Charles Petersen
Stylish, low-budget indies thrive on redeeming the clichés of everyday life. But that takes smart writing and sharp humor, of which Laura Smiles has none.
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