the audience applauded

That was an excellent one.

Don't listen to the negative reviews

Best movie ever!

Sarah Silverman the comedian is always, as are most of today's performers, using comedy as a drug, a treatment for existential dread. "If I can make them laugh, I'm alive, I'm part of something that's vibrant, no matter how I may feel deep inside." This is why we are transfixed by comedy, which is why "I Smile Back" was absolutely entrancing for me. Her character, Laney, was treading water, dealing with her desires, fears, disappointments in a way that, if played for the release of laughter, could have been very close to the Sarah persona. In this film we saw Sara's nude body, but no more so than we see her uncovered in her comedy persona. This short film, an hour and a half, is built on this person we know, had there been a slight variation, such as abandonment by her father when she was nine years old. Laney, never had a father, or the sense of unconditional love that would allow her to be with a crowd of friends sharing the contradictions of existence, and turning the moment, by wit and wisdom, into loving laughter. Laney, could never get over her hurt by the Dad she had loved, and then he was gone, never to contact her again. She sought the love in raw unfeeling sex, reproducing the rejection and loss of her father, with the men who had just given her sexual pleasure. Sorry for the dissection of this film, one that went beyond entertainment, to the sense of sharing a life, that tragic as it was, was how things are for more people than we can imagine.

Movies can teach us about life- When I was a teenager I watched (experienced) Days of Wine and Roses. Jack Lemon was a great comedian, but his serious dramatic performance probably turned me and others away from becoming alcoholic.I've always enjoyed Sarah Silverman's strong comedy which is grounded in hard reality. We laugh because we see truth in new ways.Stephen King could not create a more wrenchingly emotional story about the horror of personal depression. And the danger of deceit, anger and unrelenting despair. There are things in life that can't be controlled and the real horror is when they come from inside us.Sarah Silverman's professional dramatic performance is magnificent. I can't wait for more from her- drama or comedy or both.

This movie its about a woman with a mental disorder. She takes and needs lithium to keep the balance. Although the name of the disease is never mentioned on it,we might assume, bipolar disorder but it can be others. The movie tells the story of this woman our shows this woman going to several fazes of this disorder, all the struggle to keep the balance, to be a good wife and a good mother. There are some very interesting and true points and about this story, like the felling of being not worthy of her children of her her husband. So far so good. The acting is OK, the story line its a bit to focused on her. What i really have problems with is the ending. You see, i have very dear friends that went to all that, i have friends that take lithium. i have friends that tried to ended it all, some did it, some are still alive and i would never ever give this movie for them to watch. This movie is not just a stiller of hope to people that actually suffer from this diseases, this film almost suggests suicide with the not so much ambiguous end.This movie its irresponsible.

This is going to be a short review because I'm going to name a few titles that can compare to this film. Valley of The Dolls, Happiness, Leaving Las Vegas, and Requiem For A Dream. Here we see Sarah Silverman play a role that she's most likely done, experienced, or known a few people who ARE her character. She's the modern day soccer-mom-drug-addict, but I'd bet a lot of people be they men or women can relate to her.It's not as much of an extreme-shock-value as Requiem or Happiness, but adds in some awesome sarcasm to make a plight of many adults nowadays. You might find yourself sympathizing with someone you hate, wanting to harm someone you love; even if you don't pop pills, snort drugs, forget your kid's lunches or cheat on your spouses. It's worth a watch, just not if you're in for a laugh... Unless you can conquer the darkness within yourself before you giggle.