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30 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliDespite being rooted firmly in "chick flick" territory (with a high "cuteness" index), it has the capacity to please to viewers of both genders who appreciate the genre.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThe Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenAmongst the cardboard-cutout supporting characters, Lauren Graham brings a welcome deadpan sensibility to the overeager proceedings.
- 50The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasAny relationship between the world of Because I Said So and actual human behavior is purely coincidental.
- 50New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsKeaton is so over-the-top, so loud and so physically animated that when Daphne develops a case of laryngitis mid-way through the movie, it's as if a neighbor's car alarm has finally been shut down. However, in those silent moments, when Daphne is communicating with notes, you realize how much you like this actress.
- 40Village VoiceVillage VoiceLike nearly all of Lehmann's post- "Heathers" work, it's lazy and disinterested--a hack-for-hire job any number of film-school grads could have put through its uninspired paces.
- 38Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsFormulaic romantic junk.
- 33Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumThis slapdash, charmless, baldly boomer-chasing romantic comedy, directed by Michael Lehmann (Heathers) from a clunky, orgasm-obsessed script by Karen Leigh Hopkins and Jessie Nelson, is the lazy studio's answer to a call for more age-appropriate entertainment for "More" magazine readers.
- 30Austin ChronicleAustin ChronicleWith a lazy, cliché, rabid plot and paper-thin character development, Because I Said So might as well have been directed by a trained chimpanzee.
- 30Washington PostAnn HornadayWashington PostAnn HornadayWhat the filmmakers try to play for laughs -- a mom and her daughters chatting about orgasms while shoe shopping -- isn't funny, it's creepy.
- 25Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerChristian Science MonitorPeter RainerI hope Keaton doesn't begin to make a specialty of these roles. They play into what is least attractive in her repertoire – the loosey-goosey, knockabout side of her that all too swiftly devolves into hysterics.