How to be single
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | How to be single |
| Original title | How to be single |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2016 |
| length | 110 minutes |
| Age rating |
FSK 12 JMK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Christian Ditter |
| script |
Abby Kohn , Marc Silverstein , Dana Fox |
| production |
John Rickard , Dana Fox |
| music | Fil Eisler |
| camera | Christian Rein |
| cut | Tia Nolan |
| occupation | |
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How to Be Single is a romantic comedy film by director Christian Ditter from 2016. The script was written by Abby Kohn , Marc Silverstein and Dana Fox based on the book of the same name by Liz Tucillo . The film, starring Dakota Johnson , Rebel Wilson , Alison Brie , Leslie Mann , Damon Wayans Jr. , Anders Holm , Jake Lacy and Jason Mantzoukas in the lead roles is about the tribulations of urban single life. The film was shown in the German-speaking countries on 6./7. April 2016, released in the US on February 12, 2016 by distribution from Warner Brothers Pictures .
action
Alice temporarily leaves her boyfriend Josh for a break and moves to New York City to work as a legal assistant. She moves in with her sister Meg, who works as a gynecologist and steadfastly refuses to have children or any form of relationship. Alice makes friends with employee Robin, who is not averse to parties and one-night stands, as well as the bartender Tom, who lives his single life and hooks up with various women - including Alice. He meets Lucy in his bar, who is currently using the bar's free Wi-Fi and explains to him that she is currently looking for the "right one" through various dating sites.
Alice tells Josh that their break from relationship is over, which Josh harshly rejects. Meanwhile, Meg changes her mind about her own offspring and decides to father a child with the help of a sperm donor. She starts flirting with a younger man, Ken, shortly after learning about successful in vitro fertilization. However, she hides this fact from Ken.
Lucy meanwhile has a streak of bad luck on dates, which Tom does not go undetected and he realizes that he has feelings for Lucy. When her sister tries to fuel their own relationship, Alice continues to languish at Josh. In an attempt to get into the dating market, she attends a Wesley alumni meeting, where she meets David, with whom it sparks immediately. Lucy later accompanies Paul to Grand Central Station . They had been a couple for three weeks and Paul reveals to her that in the meantime he had not only met her, since he assumed they were not yet together and were separating from her. Lucy, extremely upset, collapses while volunteering in a bookstore while reading to children. George, who works in the bookstore, comforts her and shortly afterwards they start a relationship.
background
The film rights for the first book by Liz Tuccillo were bought in 2008, the same year as the (US) publication of the book. Drew Barrymore was originally supposed to direct, but was replaced by Christian Ditter in 2013.
Lily Collins was in discussion for one of the main roles in February 2014. Alison Brie was traded as an actress in June 2014. Dakota Johnson , Rebel Wilson and Leslie Mann were all confirmed for roles in January 2015. Damon Wayans, Jr. was confirmed for their roles in March, Jason Mantzoukas and Nicholas Braun in April 2015. Colin Jost , a member of the Saturday Night Live Ensemble, was also cast in a supporting role.
production
Filming began in New York City on April 20, 2015 , and ended on August 15, 2015.
reception
The film grossed $ 46.8 million in the United States and Canada and $ 112.1 million worldwide, on a film budget of $ 38 million.
Reviews
At Rotten Tomatoes , the film received a 47% approval rating based on 137 reviews, with an average rating of 5.3 / 10. The consensus tenor of the site is, " How to Be Single boasts of a feminist romantic comedy that all too often drifts into typical genre conventions". At Metacritic , the film received a rating of 51 out of 100, based on 32 reviews 51, which is a "mixed to average review". Surveys of cinema viewers, carried out by CinemaScore , showed an average grade of "B" on an A + (1.5-1) to F-scale (4.4; see US grading system ).
Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film three and a half out of four possible points and praised the supporting actors and the dialogue, which were "above the usual level".
Richard Staben from Filmstarts.de gave 3 out of 5 stars, and titled the film as "another Hollywood fairy tale far removed from everyday reality". The film follows "the well-known patterns of romantic cinema, but at least gives them a contemporary and cheeky look". With Rebel Wilson's portrayal, which “is allowed to sweep through events like a tornado”, “upbeat party music” and “ironic tightening of the various rules that threaten to turn every date or even non-date [...] into a single gauntlet”, he cares Film for entertainment.
The film service thinks the film is a “quickly staged relationship comedy as a mixture of“ Sex and the City ”and a female“ hangover ”version, which thanks to the convincing actresses turn into a party with a good mood, colorful pictures, loud beats and quick successive ones Gags and slapstick interludes unfolded ”. However, there were too many narrative strands in the course of the film and the film had a "melancholy finale".
Awards
The film was nominated for Best Comedy at the People's Choice Awards , but was defeated by Bad Moms .
Web links
- Official page for the film
- How to Be Single in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- How to Be Single atRotten Tomatoes(English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for How to Be Single . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF; test number: 158632 / K).
- ↑ Age rating for How to Be Single . Youth Media Commission .
- ↑ a b Drew Barrymore's 'How to Be Single' Attracts Director (EXCLUSIVE) . In: variety.com , December 17, 2013. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
- ^ Drew Barrymore to Direct 'How to Be Single' (Exclusive) . In: hollywoodreporter.com , March 15, 2011. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
- ↑ Lily Collins Wants to Show New Line 'How to Be Single' (EXCLUSIVE) . In: variety.com , February 24, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
- ↑ Alison Brie in Talks to Star in New Line's 'How to Be Single' (EXCLUSIVE) . In: variety.com , June 19, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
- ↑ Dakota Johnson, Rebel Wilson Joining 'How to Be Single' (Exclusive) . In: hollywoodreporter.com , January 29, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
- ↑ Damon Wayans Jr. Joins New Line's 'How to Be Single' . In: variety.com , March 6, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
- ↑ New Line's 'How to Be Single' Adds Jason Mantzoukas, Nicholas Braun (Exclusive) . In: hollywoodreporter.com , April 14, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
- ↑ 'How To Be Single', starring Dakota Johnson, Rebel Wilson, & Alison Brie, begins filming in NYC . In: onlocationvacations.com , April 18, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
- ↑ On the Set for 4/20/15: Michael Bay Starts TMNT Sequel, Gal Gadot Begins Keeping Up With the Joneses, Natalie Dormer Wraps Shooting on Patient Zero . In: ssninsider.com , April 20, 2015. Archived from the original on April 23, 2015 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved April 27, 2015.
- ↑ Box-Office-Mohjo (in English), compare "domestic" and "foreign"
- ↑ How to Be Single (2016) . Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ↑ How to Be Single reviews . Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ↑ 'Deadpool' Whipping Mr. Grey's February Records With $ 41M + Friday, Amazing $ 115M + 4-day . In: deadline.com .
- ↑ 'How to Be Single': Cast, Dialogue a Step Above Average Rom-Com . Retrieved February 12, 2016.
- ^ Criticism at Filmstarts.de
- ↑ How to Be Single. Film service , accessed December 23, 2016 .
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from January 20, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
