Smiley Face
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- Synopsis
- One woman's day goes all to pot in this resinous comedy from independent filmmaker Gregg Araki. Jane (Anna Faris) is a college dropout and aspiring actress who suffers from a certain lack of ambition, doubtless reinforced by her fondness for ......
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- Starring
- Anna Faris, Roscoe Lee Browne, Danny Masterson, Ben Falcone, Adam Brody
- Director(s)
- Gregg Araki
- Distributor(s)
- First Look
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 88 min.
Critic Reviews
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 the full review
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 the full review
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 the full review
Headlines
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Gregg Araki Gets Sexy Again
10/06/09 After getting busy with candy-coated 3-ways in Splendor , Gregg Araki concocted a little yin and yang. | Cinematical.com -
Film: Interview: Anna Faris
04/06/09 How can an actress star in all four Scary Movie movies and still emerge a critical darling? | The A.V. Club -
Capone and Anna Faris chat about skanks, drunks, vomit, Linda Lovelace, and OBSERVE AND REPORT!!!
04/06/09 Capone in Chicago here, continuing my coverage of SXSW Film Festival with my interview with one of the stars of possibly my favorite film of the fest, writer-director Jody Hill's troubling and wildly entertaining OBSERVE AND REPORT. | Ain't It Cool News -
Cinematical Seven: The Funniest Ladies of 2008
10/07/08 Moviefone While I'm sure we'll all agree that these past few years have given us some wonderful little comedic gems, it's often unfortunate to see most of the attention thrown at one particular sex, or, in some cases, one particular man: Judd Apatow. | Cinematical.com -
Film review: The House Bunny
08/21/08 Can someone please fire Anna Faris' agent? | The A.V. Club -
Feature: An Appreciation of Anna Faris
08/21/08 Anna Faris may finally be getting her due. | Independent Film Channel (IFC) -
Interview: Anna Faris
08/21/08 Moviefone You might not know it yet, and she might not know it yet, but the female answer to Judd Apatow and Seth Rogen and all those, well, dudes, has finally arrived in the form of ... a Playboy bunny? | Cinematical.com
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