Mandy Moore,
Allison Janney,
Trent Ford,
Alexandra Holden,
Dylan Baker
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Teen pop star Mandy Moore stars in the romantic comedy How to Deal. Directed by British filmmaker Clare Kilner, the script is based on two of author Sarah Dessen's popular teen novels: Someone Like Yo... read more
Directed by: Clare Kilner
Release Date: July 18, 2003
Keywords:
teen,
mandy moore,
trent ford,
allison janney,
teen pregnancy,,
Mandy Moore ,
Trent Ford ,
Allison Janney ,
Sarah Dessen
DVD Release Date: June 1, 2004
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June 12, 2010I guess this is a chick flick, but I enjoyed it. Poor Halley suffers through her parents getting divorced, her best friend getting pregnant, her grandmother moving in - all at the age of 17. Because of all these failed relationships, she decides no love affairs for her, but of ... read more
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June 17, 2007This movies actually pretty funny for a chick-flick. You've got to love the weed smoking grandma in this. Seriously! It's worth a watch.
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September 9, 2006I didn't like this story line. I know Mandy Moore could do a lot better picking movies, but she does act well in this one.
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October 21, 2009The problem is learning 'How to Deal" with mandy Moore and her problem with trying to overact, and how she can nver bring that emotion required for that specific scene.
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January 7, 2009I was interested in the central relationship, but they mucked about with it so much, so badly and so unconvincingly I just switched off. The premise was also terrible.
Critic Reviews
July 31, 2003
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
July 21, 2003
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
I've seen a lot of dumb teen romances in the last couple years, but How to Deal, is a welcome exception. Full Review
July 19, 2003
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Painless to watch, but it's marred by some significant flaws. Full Review
July 19, 2003
A.O. Scott, New York Times
After a while the bad lighting, graceless editing, sluggish dialogue and self-conscious performances begin to seem like marks of authenticity, as if the movie had been made not just for and about teen... Full Review
July 18, 2003
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
A bad, unimaginative story posing pretentiously as the very opposite.
July 18, 2003
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
Another soundtrack-driven, disposable, not entirely objectionable teen movie. Full Review
July 18, 2003
Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee
This is a pretty ghastly movie, except for the fact that, every once in a while, a glimmer of genuine humanity is allowed to peek through all of the artificial teen angst. Full Review
July 18, 2003
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer
The film, based on Sarah Dessen's young-adult novels Someone Like You and That Summer, isn't that good. But Moore is.
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