Smile
B.D. Fox Marketing and Distribution | Release Date: April 8, 2005 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
47
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Mixed or average reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
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1
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0
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Miami HeraldPeter Debruge
Smile feels like one man's answer to movies increasingly overloaded with sex and violence. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterSheri Linden
Causes don't get much worthier, and Smile is a labor of love, a portion of the film's proceeds earmarked for the humanitarian group. Read full review
50
L.A. WeeklyJon Strickland
If the dialectics here are strictly Hallmark, the film is lifted by some nice location work - all of the Chinese scenes are shot around Shanghai - and deepened somewhat by the bleak depiction of the emotional lives of Katie, her family and her friends. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleWalter Addiego
Overall, it's pretty elementary stuff, along the lines of a Disney Channel TV movie. It's uplifting, and it's in a good cause. Read full review
50
VarietyJustin Chang
Well-meaning but dramatically lopsided tearjerker bogs down in generic teen angst and domestic squabbling. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
Smile is like a dose of cod liver oil: It may be good for you, but it's no fun. Read full review
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