Because I Said So (film)

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Because I Said So
Because I Said So Poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Michael Lehmann
Written by
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography Julio Macat
Edited by
  • Paul Seydor
  • Troy Takaki
Music by David Kitay
Production
company
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
  • February 2, 2007 (2007-02-02)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$39 million [1]
Box office$69.5 million [2]

Because I Said So is a 2007 American romantic comedy film directed by Michael Lehmann and starring Diane Keaton, Mandy Moore, Lauren Graham, Piper Perabo, Gabriel Macht, Tom Everett Scott and Stephen Collins. It was released theatrically on February 2, 2007.

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Plot

Daphne is the loving but overbearing mother of three women. Her daughters Maggie and Mae are happily married, but her youngest, Milly, recently broke up with her boyfriend, and Daphne is concerned.

Daphne fears that her daughter cannot find a good man on her own, so she secretly places a personal ad on her behalf. She finds a potential candidate, Jason, and tries to orchestrate a chance meeting of the two. The plan seems flawless until Milly finds her own date, guitarist Johnny, who happens to be a candidate Daphne had previously rejected. Milly is unaware of her mother's scheming and begins relationships with both Jason and Johnny at the same time, with neither aware of the other.

Inevitably, this double-dating takes its toll and Milly becomes estranged from both Jason and Johnny. Meanwhile, Daphne stumbles upon her own perfect match after being alone for many years, and Milly realizes she has to choose between being the daughter her mother wants her to be and being the woman she wants herself to be. Choosing the latter leads to a row with her mother, but when Milly reconciles with Johnny, Daphne comes to realize that this is the relationship that was meant to be in the first place.

Cast

Marketing

The film had a marketing tie-in allowing customers to buy panties with different sayings from the movie. [3]

Reception

Box office

In its first weekend of release, the film placed second in total box office receipts. For the weekend of February 2, 2007, the film earned $13,022,000. As of April 5, 2007; its domestic gross was $42,674,040. [2] According to Box Office Guru, "men showed practically zero interest in the Universal release. Studio research showed that 82% of the audience was female. 55% of the turnout was 35 or older. 83% was Caucasian." [4]

Critical reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 4% of 159 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 3.3/10.The website's consensus reads: "Overly reliant on caricatures and lacking any human insight, Because I Said So is an unfunny, cliche-ridden mess." [5] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 26 out of 100, based on 30 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews. [6] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale. [7] William Booth of the The Washington Post rated it the worst movie of 2007. [8]

Diane Keaton's performance in the film earned her a Golden Raspberry Award nomination for Worst Actress, where she lost to Lindsay Lohan for I Know Who Killed Me .

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References

  1. ↑ "Because I Said So (2007) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Because I Said So (2007)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 14, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Because I Said So". Custom-Panties.com. Archived from the original on February 13, 2008. Retrieved February 14, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Weekend Box Office (February 2-4, 2007)". Box Office Guru. Archived from the original on February 3, 2008. Retrieved February 14, 2008.
  5. ↑ "Because I Said So". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media . Retrieved October 6, 2021. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  6. ↑ "Because I Said So". Metacritic . Fandom, Inc. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  7. ↑ Rich, Joshua (February 9, 2007). "Norbit should be a heavy-hitter this weekend". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  8. ↑ Booth, William (December 29, 2007). "Rated PU, Unfit for Any Audience". Washington Post. Retrieved February 14, 2008. Diane Keaton will always be beloved for "Annie Hall"... [but] her mom-rom-com "Because I Said So" is the worst movie of the year.
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