Smart People

(Miramax)

Starring:  Sarah Jessica Parker, Dennis Quaid

Lawrence Wetherhold (Quaid) is a widowed professor, too self-absorbed to confront his depression. But when he begins a relationship with an ex-student (Parker) and his brother shows up, the lonely professor’s house becomes a dysfunctional home — a place where brilliant daughter Vanessa (Ellen Page) blurs the lines between family and sexuality. This drama is proof that while intelligence may be a component to happiness, it’s no substitute for creating the real thing.