is an American romantic comedy film based on the novel of the same name by Liz Tuccillo, and it premieres today, Friday, February 12, 2016 in Nigeria cinemas.
Here's what critics are saying about film
Is "How to be Single" which stars "Fifty Shades of Grey" star, Dakota Johnson, worth your time? Here's what critics are saying.
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"How to Be Single deserves credit for fashioning a romantic comedy that diminishes romance and elevates independence, even if its vision of solitude is a shallow version of "me" time." - Associated Press.
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This reheated "Sex and the City" adventure flops, even with Leslie Mann and Rebel Wilson hard at work being funny." - New York Times.
"If the accepted wisdom is that chronically single people don't know what they want, the film will stay alone for life." Slant Magazine.
"Much like its characters' romantic lives, How to Be Single is more enjoyable when it's being casual." The Hollywood Reporter.
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"Why do we always tell our stories through relationships?" the film asks, then proceeds to tell all of their stories through relationships - except Wilson's, which doesn't merit a main plotline."New York Post.
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"It's OK to go and enjoy this sugar-coated Girls Night Out flick. But don't be surprised if you're just not that into it." US Weekly.
"The rare studio film that doesn't punish female characters for liking casual sex - at least until it reveals that random flings lead to an empty life."Metro.
"How to Be Single" claims the mantle of feminism - at least in its hastily cobbled-together final act - but it's a burlesque on female selfhood and solidarity." Washington Post.
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"This awkward hybrid of romantic comedy and ribald girls-just-wanna-have-fun romp is so scattershot that it never earns any of its eventual heartstring tugging." Variety.
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"Only intermittently funny, cobbling together more storylines and characters that it can bother to keep track of. At the same time, however, it's a movie that at least occasionally bothers to zag instead of zig."The Wrap.
Plot.
New York City is full of lonely hearts seeking the right match, and what Alice, Robin, Lucy, Meg, Tom and David all have in common is the need to learn how to be single in a world filled with ever-evolving definitions of love.
The drama also stars Alison Brie, Rebel Wilson, Leslie Mann, Damon Wayans, Jr., Jason Mantzoukas, Anders Holm, Nicholas Braun and Jake Lacey.
Watch a trailer below;
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