Smiley Face
First Look International | Release Date: November 16, 2007 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
71
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Generally favorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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90
Village VoiceNathan Lee
On the plus side, 100 percent sober when I watched it, I can say with some authority that Dylan Haggerty has written an eleventh-hour candidate for the funniest movie of 2007, that Gregg Araki has directed his finest film since 1997's "Nowhere," and that Faris, flawless, rocks their inspired idiot odyssey in a virtuoso comedic turn. Read full review
80
L.A. WeeklyStaff (Not credited)
Uproarious pothead comedy. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
Gregg Araki's delirious Smiley Face is an unabashed valentine to Anna Faris, an opportunity for the actress to show that she can carry a movie composed of often hilarious nonstop misadventures. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubScott Tobias
It's a fittingly loose, shambling little nothing of a comedy that's occasionally inspired, but at least a draft or two short of its potential. Still, it's a pleasure to watch Faris--a gifted, likeable comedian who tends to be the best element of many terrible movies. Read full review
75
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
Working from a script by TV actor Dylan Haggerty, Araki manages to capture what he's been trying to say all along about the lives of the stoned and indifferent with the kind of effortlessness those earlier attempts sorely lacked. Read full review
70
Film ThreatZack Haddad
This movie is all over the place. One giant discombobulated stoner trip that goes from one obscure adventure to another. And you know what? It is quite a fun, odd journey. Read full review
70
The New York TimesMatt Zoller Seitz
Despite its laid-back script, “Smiley Face” is as prankishly political as Mr. Araki’s “Doom Generation,” evincing a deep unease with the media-saturated capitalist nation that Jane crawls inside her bong to escape. Read full review
63
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
This is a midnight stoner movie if there ever was one. Read full review
60
VarietyDennis Harvey
A sterling space cadet performance by Anna Faris floats the genial if slight pothead comedy Smiley Face, a distaff "Dude, Where's My Car?" Read full review
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