Mgbe e mesịrị na ọnwa ahụ, Smith starred na ihe nkiri m Am Akụkọ Mgbe Ochie, wepụtara na December 14, 2007. N'akụkụ marginally mma reviews, ya oghere bụ ndị kasị ibu mgbe ọ bụla maka a nkiri wepụtara na United States n'oge December. Smith onwe ya kwuru na ya na-ewere ihe nkiri na-abụ "ike pụrụ iche". A nyochaa kwuru na ihe nkiri azụmahịa ịga nke ọma "cemented [Smith si] guzo dị ka ọnụ ọgụgụ otu igbe ọrụ na Hollywood". On December 1, 2008, TV Guide kọrọ na Smith họọrọ dị ka otu n'ime America si n'elu iri kasị adọrọ mmasị ndị mmadụ nke 2008 maka a pụrụ iche Barbara Walters na aired on December 4, 2008.
na-eme ihe ike pụrụ iche