2007 · romance · comedy · music
Because I Said So
Directed by Michael Lehmann1h 42m2007
In an effort to prevent family history from repeating itself, meddlesome mom Daphne Wilder attempts to set up her youngest daughter, Milly, with Mr. Right. Meanwhile, her other daughters try to keep their mom's good intentions under control.
Our read: Because I Said So (2007) reads as a warm, kinetic, grounded romance · comedy · music entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Warm, kinetic, gentle romance / comedy, grounded in texture. Redemptive, intimate, measured.
- warm
- brisk
- gentle
- redemptive
- intimate
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