In the engaging dysfunctional-family movie "Smart People" Dennis Quaid plays a mid ... And the joy here is that this transformation happens in small, surprising, emotionally satisfying moments ...

Which it tends to do, a bit more often than necessary. Then again, "Smart People" is the type of meandering movie where we wonder along with the characters. They wonder where they're going ...

"Smart People" tells the story of a widower who has turned away from the world of feelings, so it's no surprise when the movie starts tracing his journey, albeit a slow one, back to the land of ...

PARK CITY -- With a title such as "Smart People," this satiric film revolving around academia signals that its characters may be too smart for their own good. In By Kirk Honeycutt, The Associated ...

Studio/Run Time: Miramax, 95 mins. If movie genres were chemicals, Smart People would have some serious combustion potential. Debut director Noam Murro mixes a volatile combination of ...

Then again, perhaps this fits a way-too-full-of-itself movie. The only saving grace lies ... the film finally reaches is that it’s OK to be smart, but not too smart, and that an unplanned ...

It's frustrating to witness a great performance in a mediocre movie. Dennis Quaid's triumphant turn as the awkward, depressed high school professor Lawrence Wetherhold in Smart People deserves a ...