Daphne Wilder is a mother whose love knows no bounds or boundaries. As a single parent, she has raised three fantastic girls -- klutzy, adorable Milly, stable psychologist Maggie and sexy and irreverent Mae -- to become the kind of women any mom would die to have. The only problem is they're about to strangle her. In order to prevent her youngest, Milly, from making the same romantic mistakes she did, Daphne decides to set her up with the perfect man.

Amidst the influx of horror flicks hitting the cinemas this year, "Because I Said So" is a welcomed breath of fresh air. It's been a while since we've seen a proper family comedy that's both idiot-proof and entertaining at the same time. For once, I was pleasantly surprised.

Classy Diane Keaton plays outrageous Daphne Wilder - an over-protective and over-bearing mother of three gorgeous daughters (played by Mandy Moore, Piper Perabo and Lauren Graham). Keaton is an on-screen darling, especially when she plays a mother, as her charm and personality are easy on the eyes.

Keaton's character, Daphne, is lovable and is down-to-earth but at the same time is dangerously fragile when it comes to her daughters. When Daphne's youngest, Milly (Mandy Moore), breaks up with her boyfriend, Daphne decides to take matters into her own hands - by setting Milly up with a man of her choice from an online dating site. However, setting Milly up with the right man didn't turn out to be so easy. Bumping into an 'adult' dating site wasn't part of her plan but it was such a hilarious moment when she tries to cover it up later.

The entire cast compliments the film extremely well. No one looked disconnected or disoriented, and the story line flows smoothly with bouts of funny moments in between. I say, if this film was a type of food, it would be a highly sinful dessert complete with a cherry on top. To the men, it was perhaps even more indulgent with the 'underwear' scene slipped in the midst. Infuse a little bit of tasteful sexuality into the concoction and you get a level-headed film that's enjoyable.

If you disregard Mandy Moore's teeny-bopping days as a pop singer, she comes across as a naive but full-fledged woman in this movie. You almost feel connected to her character and compared to her 'Mickey Mouse Club' counterparts, she probably has the better and more progressive acting skills.

Bottom line is, the movie is sexy without being trashy. Both girls and guys would enjoy this. In fact, I highly recommend you take your mother to see it and it's a great date movie as well. Somehow, you walk out of the cinema feeling a huge load has been taken off you and birds are chirping in your head.

This romantic comedy is unabashedly derivative, formulaic and predictable. It has B-grade effort written all over it, and maintains the ambience of a cheap chick flick, especially with Mandy Moore in the cast. Yet, despite all these setbacks, I had many good laughs (of the 'LOL' kind) - thanks primarily to Diane Keaton whose control over her material is nothing short of superb.

Keaton plays her usual movie mum character - the manipulative control freak whose good intentions invariably pave the way to the proverbial hell. Her Daphne Wilder has successful bundled off two elder daughters (Lauren Graham as Maggie and Piper Perabo as Mae) to matrimonial bliss and now she is working on Milly (Mandy Moore), a wedding caterer and an accomplished chef.

Milly has just broken off with her boyfriend but instead of just letting Cupid go about his business (every viewer knows a girl with Moore's looks absolutely needs no help with men), Daphne decides to take things into her own hands. She puts up an ad on the Internet for prospective beaus for her Milly. From her efforts, she manages to snare a rich yuppie architect named Jason (Tom Everett Scott) - and sets the stage for him to meet Milly. The plan works and they start dating. Milly, however, is also dating Johnny (Gabriel Macht), a musician living with his father (Stephen Collins) and a young son.

This sets the stage for the classic rom-com dilemma: to go along with Mummy's choice, or settle for someone she can really be happy with? The outcome is so predictable that you can guess it the minute you catch the 'meet-cute' sequence between Milly and Johnny.

Mandy Moore is suitably giddy-headed as Milly although she scores no points playing the two men along. Still, she manages to embody the modern woman who wants her cake and eat it - and we root for her despite her flaws. Graham (of TV's "The Gilmore Girls") provides some light moments as Maggie the psychiatrist, but Perabo's role is mostly wall flower.

Director Michael Lehmann does not have the most original script to work with but he makes up for it by keeping the pace fast and the tone light-hearted. However, his biggest accomplishment here is making full use of Keaton's talents. The Oscar-winning veteran actress gets us laughing in almost all her scenes (especially that couch sequence with Collins) and we can even forgive her for repetitive gags like the scenes involving Internet porn on her computer.

Recycled gags or not, this is one comedy that every mother's child would definitely enjoy. Why? Well, because I said so...