Film Review – I Smile Back

Sarah Silverman is best known as a wily comedian, blessed with a sharp wit and willingness to embrace the grotesque in her humor. She’s hilarious, but as an actress, Silverman has been inching away from funny business, taking supporting parts in dramas such as “Take This Waltz” and the television series “Masters of Sex.” With “I Smile Back,” the talent aims for a grander professional challenge, portraying a troubled mother and wife battling depression in the messiest manner possible. Silverman is game to go where director Adam Salky leads, but her commitment to the frayed ends of the character is impressive, summoning a level of unnerving recklessness that helps “I Smile Back” achieve poignant and piercing scenes of self-destruction. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com