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Because I Said So [Fullscreen]

Actor(s): Diane Keaton, Mandy Moore, Gabriel Macht, Tom Everett Scott, Lauren Graham
Director(s): Michael Lehmann
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Movie Details

MPAA Rating: PG-13
Content Advisory: Brief Nudity, Adult Situations, Adult Language, Sexual Situations, Watch With Your Teen
Movie Release: 2006
DVD Release: 05/08/2007
Format: DVD - Color,Pan and Scan
Edition: Dual Layered
Audio Tracks: English
Subtitles: English, Spanish
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Number of Discs: 1
Run Time: 1 hrs 42 mins
Studio: Universal Studios
Total Copies: 7
Genres: Comedy, Romantic Comedy, Domestic Comedy
See Also: Because I Said So [Widescreen], Because I Said So [Fullscreen] [With Mamma Mia! Picture Frame], Because I Said So [Fullscreen], Because I Said So [Fullscreen], Because I Said So [Widescreen], Because I Said So [Widescreen] [Valentine's Day Packaging]

DVD Synopsis

Diane Keaton stars as a unconditionally loving, but meddling, mother whose vain attempt to prevent her insecure youngest daughter from repeating the same mistakes that she made leads to a series of comic misunderstandings in director Michael Lehmann's affectionate family comedy. When it comes to the topic of motherhood, Daphne Wilder (Keaton) has seen it all. Her eldest daughter, Maggie (Lauren Graham), is a highly respected psychologist and her middle daughter, Mae (Piper Perabo), is both sexy and smart, but youngest Milly (Mandy Moore) just can't seem to get things right no matter how hard she tries. Recognizing that the romantic exploits of her charming-but-struggling youngest always seem to end in tears, concerned mother Daphne vows to find Millie the perfect man. Though she always means well, Daphne's misguided attempt to set her daughter up by placing a carefully worded personal ad proves once and for all that even the most well-intending of mothers can sometimes overstep their boundaries. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Actors

Diane Keaton - Daphne Wilder
Mandy Moore - Milly Wilder
Gabriel Macht - Johnny
Tom Everett Scott - Jason
Lauren Graham - Maggie Wilder

Member Movie Reviews

Julie A. wrote on 12/10/2007...

2 of 2 member(s) found this review helpful.

I bought this movie because Diane Keaton is fabulous. I didn't know anything about this movie, but it looked fun, from the cover shot. While I didn't like this movie, Diane Keaton is great. Essentially she is out of control with her meddling and manipulation into her daughter's lives, especially the youngest, Milly. Daphne (the mom), and her daughters are together constantly, despite two of them being married and having careers. They all are so involved in each other's lives, even discussion intimate details of their sex lives. While I'm no prude, and can discuss a number of things with my family, I'm a big fan of keeping some things, between a happily married couple, private.

The dysfunction, and manipulation is meant to be a jumping off point for the movie, but it is actually the entire movie. There's such a huge and constant violation of boundries that it overshadows what could have been a very sweet film. The one daughter, Maggie, is a shrink, but goes along with the secrets and manipulation, which really kills it for me.

However, if you can relate to a helicopter parent, it is a cute and funny love story. So if you want something light and fun that is free from sex and foul language, this is a movie for you.