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Smiley Face [DVD] [2007]
enlarge	Director: Gregg Araki Actors: Steve Golin, Anna Faris, Danny Trejo, Jane Lynch, John Krasinski Studio: Momentum Pictures Home Entertainment Category: DVD List Price: ~~£12.99~~ Buy New: £1.50 as of 23/11/2009 20:21 GMT details You Save: £11.49 (88%) New (16) Used (2) from £1.50 Seller: fastdvd2006 Rating: 5 reviews Sales Rank: 8018 Format: PAL Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Region: 2 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 82 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5060116721720 ASIN: B001A47GCK Theatrical Release Date: 2007 Release Date: September 29, 2008 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Customer Reviews: does not need a title September 19, 2008 Ms. D. Ofili (England) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful I liked the film. Initially I thought it was just OK , which was fine by me as the only reason I bought is because I think John Krasinski is sexy as hell. After a few more viewings I came to like it.The cinematography is gorgeous and very colourful , to me a bit like a child's dream. Most of all I loved Anna Faris' performance. To those who watch it , I recommend the scene where she makes a speech in the factory. It has to be seen to truly believed ! Laughing despite myself November 4, 2008 A. J. King (UK) As a 53 year old with four teenage children I should most definitely not like this movie, or even have it in the house but I failed on both counts. What makes it is Anna Faris's funny and clever portrayal of a hopelessly stoned girl rebounding through the day like a pinball bouncing from one out of control situation to the next. She gives the perfect portrayal of someone under the influence who thinks they are in control and making perfect lucid decisions when what comes out is random chaos. Very funny and surprisingly feelgood at times. When Anna smiles that confused crooked unsure smile, so will you - at least I did anyway A day in the life of a pot head July 10, 2009 Gisli Jokull Gislason (Iceland) I like the film and thought it was rather funny as well as giving an insight into the life of a pothead. br / br /Our heroine tries to do a number of tasks under heavy influence and gets sidetracked a lot. Well rather all the time. Her outlook to life is very different to a normal person and her self awareness is way of base. This is shown in a humorous light but still serious enough to make clear in how bad a shape she is in. br / br /Now I am certainly not one myself but I have a front seat as a police officer and in this regard I found the movie sincere and truthful. Recommended viewing and should be shown to teenagers and others that are under the impression that there s such a thing as a "soft drug" No hugging. No learning. September 9, 2009 Quackser (Ireland) Try pitching this movie in the bunker where they manufacture screenwriters: A stoned girl gets even more stoned. She tries to grapple with the day and fails spectacularly. Nothing is resolved. No lessons are learned. Oh, and she makes a pro-union speech in a sausage factory. Or at least she thinks she does. br / br /As Jane F, the stoned girl, Anna Faris dispenses with any notions of being "cute" or "redeemable" and creates a character all the more bewilderedly human for that. But somehow we love Jane F, despite her every effort to convince us that she's not worth such affection. And this is a funny movie; mostly in its quieter moments, or in the changes of expression on Jane's face as she determinedly adds two and two together to get...well, some number she just invented. br / br /John Krasinski is terrific as the fanboy comic nerd who may be in love with Jane, but still worries about how much money it's safe to lend her. Jane Lynch and Danny Trejo pop up for a minute or two, here and there. It's sort of a road movie; sort of a day-in-the-life movie. But it's content to just observe the characters on their respective roads to nowhere rather than impose anything so indecorous as a "movie" plot upon them. This approach brings with it a couple of drops in the energy and a few moments that drag, but the overall deal is such a sweet one that this isn't ultimately a problem. And any movie that features Roscoe Lee Browne as the voice of the inner monologue of a probably doomed twenty-something Californian girl stoner won't be leaving my heart any time soon. br / br / br / br / br / br / I Hate You Momentum Pictures. August 27, 2008 Brady Orme (Edgbaston, England) 2 out of 12 found this review helpful Honestly, What must DVD opportunists such as the above THINK of directors like Gregg Araki? As an opportunity to make money off some "light-hearted" product which potentially may sell amongst the so-called "Stoner" community? There's a reason why Drugs are illegal folks, it's due to the fact that People on them make TERRIBLE art. And can't appreciate it obviously. br / br /Araki was (and still is, really), a Shining Beacon amongst the "New Queer Cinema" movement of the early 90's that included Todd Haynes amongst their acolytes. Like a Breezeblock sliding down a Fulcrum Araki made movies such as "The Living End" and "Nowhere", notable for their offset Teen dialogue, bright colours and violence. Araki continues to use neon and mise-en-scene in order to carry his films - "Smiley Face" is identical in cinematography to, say, "Doom Generation"... It's just this whimsical story that grates. Anna Faris? Araki did wish to film something comedic after the Child Abuse panorama that was "Mysterious Skin", but Anna Faris? (Pretend it's in italics). And please note the packaging. "Dude From Harold And Kumar?" Please refrain from watching this film like it was an alumnus from the '90s Screwball School. You're watching ART. Pierre Chagall is ART. Archie Andrews comics are ART. "Smiley Face" is ART. Excuse me, I'm starting to choke here. br / br /So "Smiley Face" then. I'm sure it'll become a Cult Classic up there with the likes of "The Secret Of My Succe$$". All in glorious PAL colour and a maverick director to boot. Just don't expect me to Love You for it.

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