Smart People

Smart People is the darkly comic story of Lawrence Wetherhold, a pretentious and pompous professor of literature, and his struggle to raise his family. The scenario of this movie unfolds rapidly and randomly, leaving the public in attendance with minuscule detail of the story. One scene that was done extensively well, was when Wetherhold’s class was discussing the reasons the Lotus-Eaters (Homer’s Odyssey) drugged themselves. While the class was discussing this, the screen flashed to Wetherhold’s relations in an attempt to connect the two scenes. The fun of Smart People, with darkly funny and standoffish zeal, was not smart enough for my enjoyment.