Review of How Do You Know (2010) by Johnny T — 24 Nov 2011
A bit slow to get started, and it's nowhere near as funny as "The Hangover." But it'll make you smile. It is a keenly observed movie about loss of identity and finding love, in which Brooks serves up funny-ouch humor with slapstick heartbreak. It's relaxed without being sloppy, or patronizing, and in particular Witherspoon and Lemmon - sorry, make that Rudd - bring charm to burn. There are a couple of scenes of pure, sentimental genius, as well as appealingly boggled turns by Rudd and Wilson. In essence, the movie is an ungainly but irresistible romantic-triangle comedy built around Rudd, Reese Witherspoon and Owen Wilson, with Nicholson rambling around its periphery like a demonic bear, part comic relief and part distraction. The result is highly entertaining but hardly ranks with the director's best work; a dramatic subplot involving the money guy and his corrupt father (a disengaged Jack Nicholson) never gains traction.
VERDICT: "Matinée" - (Mixed reaction). These kinds of movies are usually movies that had some good things, but some bad things kept it from being amazing. This rating says to pay matinée prices to see at a theatre or buy an ex-rental or a cheap price of the DVD to own. Mildly Recommended.
This review of How Do You Know (2010) was written by Johnny T on 24 Nov 2011.
How Do You Know has generally received mixed reviews.
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