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Title: Smart Script
Review: I don't usually enjoy romantic comedies, realistic slice-of-life dramas or other standard mass-market genre movies -- but SmartPeople is not simply one of those. It is so well written and intelligently directed that it stands out as a thoughtful and sometimes a very funny film. The film's writer, Mark Poirier, seems to be the same Mark Poirier who is the author of such quirky-smart novels as "Modern Ranch Living" and "Goats," and the extremely good short story collection, "Unsung Heroes of American Industry." He's a strong literary writer who seems to be able to make the transition to penning entertaining screenplays without losing any of his intelligence or his eye for human idiosyncracy. The film is well cast and well acted, but it's worth it just to see how an intelligent script can lift the level of a film.
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