From start to finish, Christian Ditter‘s How To Be Single struggles to be both a forward-thinking comedy about women dating in the modern world and a reliably generic romantic comedy that will satisfy those looking for cinematic comfort food. Consider one of the film’s central characters, Meg (Leslie Mann), an Ob-gyn who has no desire to have children of her own. It’s a refreshing take on an often socially-derided decision women make. Unfortunately, moments later, Meg falls in love with one of her patient’s newborn babies and decides the one thing in life she needs is a child. What follows is perhaps the film’s most enjoyable story line, in which a pregnant Meg is romanced by young receptionist Ken (a charming Jake Lacy), highlighting the irony of replacing one intriguing element with another – a flip on the older man-younger woman troupe – by surrendering to a...
- 2/11/2016
- by Dan Mecca
- The Film Stage
There’s a right way to be single, a wrong way to be single, and then…there’s Alice. And Robin. Lucy. Meg. Tom. David. New York City is full of lonely hearts seeking the right match, be it a love connection, a hook-up, or something in the middle. And somewhere between the teasing texts and one-night stands, what these unmarrieds all have in common is the need to learn how to be single in a world filled with ever-evolving definitions of love. Sleeping around in the city that never sleeps was never so much fun.
How To Be Single stars Dakota Johnson, Rebel Wilson, Damon Wayans, Jr., Anders Holm, Alison Brie, Nicholas Braun, Jake Lacy, with Jason Mantzoukas and Leslie Mann.
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Christian Ditter (“Love, Rosie,” “The Crocodiles”) directed the comedy from a screenplay by Abby Kohn & Marc Silverstein (“The Vow,” “He’s Just...
How To Be Single stars Dakota Johnson, Rebel Wilson, Damon Wayans, Jr., Anders Holm, Alison Brie, Nicholas Braun, Jake Lacy, with Jason Mantzoukas and Leslie Mann.
Check out the first trailer now.
Christian Ditter (“Love, Rosie,” “The Crocodiles”) directed the comedy from a screenplay by Abby Kohn & Marc Silverstein (“The Vow,” “He’s Just...
- 11/18/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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