Stylistically assured yet thematically muddled, Jason Ruscio's "Laura Smiles" boasts many intriguing elements but eventually is undone by its general air of derivativeness. By The Associated Press ...

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Jason Ruscio’s Laura Smiles, from his own screenplay, plays out like a vintage Antonioni film in its depiction of its title character, Laura (Petra Wright) during two stages of her existence, nine ...

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There’s an intriguing bit of sociology afoot in “Laura Smiles,” a theme playing out behind the melodrama that will surely hit a nerve with anyone who’s moved to the city from one of America’s ...

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Sharp dialogue, idiosyncratic characters and a wickedly brilliant structure that subtly derails expectation make "Laura Smiles" a rarity among mellers. Jason Ruscio's sophomore feature traces the ...