Review of How Do You Know (2010) by Russell G — 21 Jan 2014
I thought this would be better with a strong cast that includes: Owen Wilson, Paul Rudd, Reese Witherspoon, Jack Nicholson and Kathryn Hahn. It is an enjoyable sweet story, but the characters are a problem.
No matter how great a cast is they cannot cover up poorly written characters. Witherspoon's character is too stern and tough to like. Paul Rudd is a very likable actor, but his melodramatic character is annoying and just too much to deal with.
The only enjoyable character is Owen Wilson's professional baseball player. He is lovably stupid and good-natured, but he is also cluelessly selfish. It is an interesting twist on the "other guy" jerk type role.
The story takes longer than it should to set in then it should, but eventually it starts to make sense and builds some momentum. There are some nice patches of humor, but it also goes for long boring draughts.
Overall, it is not as clever as it wants to be, the storytelling lacks clarity, and these characters never really work.
This review of How Do You Know (2010) was written by Russell G on 21 Jan 2014.
How Do You Know has generally received mixed reviews.
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