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How Do You Know

Overview


Genre :

Romance, Comedy

Release Date :

December 17, 2010

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

James L. Brooks

Starring :

Reese Witherspoon, Owen Wilson, Paul Rudd, Jack Nicholson, Kathryn Hahn, Yuki Matsuzaki

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  3 of 5 [Rate It]

Review rate : C+

“..you've got your answer even before you buy a ticket..”
by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly]
2 of 4

“..there's a lot of talk in How Do You Know, but not much worth saying..”
by Claudia Puig [USA Today]
2.5 of 4

“..the penchant drama of Brooks' best work..”
by Rene Rodriguez [Miami Herald]
2.5 of 4

“..some scenes seem just that much too long - particularly odd..”
by Cathy Jakicic [Milwauke Journal Sentinel]
2.5 of 4

“..none of that series' satirical lunacy to this story..”
by Peter Howell [Toronto Star]
“..marks a welcome return to romantic comedies..”
by Kenneth Turan [LA Times]
2.5 of 4

“..lightness here evokes decent network television, not two hours of big-screen romantic comedy..”
by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe]
0.5 of 4

“..its lack of direction and emotional depth..”
by Colin Covert [Minneapolis Star Tribune]
1.5 of 4

“..it's not worth sitting through the rest of this disappointment to savor the scenes that recall Brooks at his best..”
by Charlie McCollum [San Jose Mercury News]
3 of 4

“..it is a keenly observed movie about loss of identity and finding love..”
by Carrie Rickey [Philadelphia Inquirer]
1 of 5

“..his actors are forced to flail about ineffectually..”
by Elizabeth Weitzman [NY Daily News]
Review rate : C

“..everything feels underwrought..”
by Gary Thompson [Philadelphia Daily News]
1.5 of 4

“..dense with convoluted emotions..”
by Amy Biancolli [Houston Chronicle]
2.5 of 4

“..characterized by a rambling quality..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
2 of 4

“..agreeable but disappointingly bland..”
by Moira Macdonald [Seattle Times]

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