[...] if the set-up is overly conventional, "How to Be Single" inverts some of the standard beats of the romantic comedy enough to give it a not-as-bad-as-you-expected charm derived considerably from its appealing cast. From scene to scene, "How to Be Single" scrolls through tones like a Tinder search, jumping from romance to penis jokes to — most jarring of all — the pain of a widower father (Damon Wayons Jr., as a boyfriend of Alice's). "How to Be Single" is best, though, when it pivots from the predictable — when the seemingly destined kiss from an ex-boyfriend turns to heartache, or when a dreamy-eyed Alice gets into a taxi and wistfully says she's going "home," only to be barked at by the cabbie who demands an actual address. Directed by Christian Ditter, "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. How to Be Single," a Warner Bros.
Review: In 'how To Be Single,' A Rom-com Quest For Me Time
By JAKE COYLE, AP Film Writer, Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Movies
Thu, 02/11/2016 - 1:30pm
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