How to Be Single

How to Be Single
Theatrical release poster
Directed byChristian Ditter
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Abby Kohn
  • Marc Silverstein
Based onHow to Be Single
by Liz Tuccillo
Produced by
  • John Rickard
  • Dana Fox
Starring
CinematographyChristian Rein
Edited byTia Nolan
Music byFil Eisler
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
  • February 9, 2016 (2016-02-09) (London)
  • February 12, 2016 (2016-02-12) (United States)
Running time
110 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$38 million[2][3]
Box office$112.3 million[2]

How to Be Single is a 2016 American romantic comedy film directed by Christian Ditter and written by Abby Kohn, Marc Silverstein and Dana Fox, based on the novel of the same name by Liz Tuccillo. It stars Dakota Johnson, Rebel Wilson, Damon Wayans Jr., Anders Holm, Alison Brie, Nicholas Braun, Jake Lacy, Jason Mantzoukas, and Leslie Mann, and follows a group of women in New York City who have different approaches on how to be single.

The film was theatrically released in the United States on February 12, 2016, by Warner Bros. Pictures. It grossed $112 million worldwide and received mixed reviews from critics.

Plot

Alice temporarily dumps her college boyfriend Josh, moving to New York City to be a paralegal and live with her sister, Meg, an OB/GYN who has no interest in having a baby or being in a relationship. Alice befriends wild Australian co-worker Robin, who enjoys partying and one-night stands, and local bartender Tom, who embraces the bachelor lifestyle and hooks up with several women, including Alice. Tom meets Lucy at his bar when she uses his Internet for free; she explains she is looking for "the one" using various dating sites.

Alice meets with Josh, ready to reconcile. He explains he is seeing someone else, which distresses her. Meg has a change of heart while watching over a baby, deciding to have a child of her own via a sperm donor.

Shortly after she becomes pregnant, Meg unexpectedly hooks up with a younger man, Ken, after meeting him at Alice's office Christmas party. He, the law office receptionist, is smitten with her. She tries to break it off, but he continues to pursue her. Thinking Ken is too young for her to have a future with, Meg hides the pregnancy from him.

Back at Tom's bar, Lucy has a string of horrible dates, at which point he realizes he has feelings for her. In an attempt to put herself out there, Alice attends a networking event, where she hits it off with a man named David.

Lucy has been in a relationship for three weeks with Paul, who reveals he has been seeing other people, thinking she was doing the same, and breaks up with her. Lucy breaks down at her volunteer job reading to children at a bookstore. George, who works there, soothes her, and they begin a relationship.

Alice and Robin attend Josh's holiday party; Alice finds she cannot watch Josh with his new girlfriend. She runs into David, who shows her a private view of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, dazzling her, and they begin a relationship. Three months later, as she is singing with David's daughter Phoebe, he becomes upset with her, reminding her that she is not Phoebe's mother. His wife died two years ago and David believes it is too soon for Phoebe to have a stepmother. They break up as a result.

Tom becomes upset with Lucy's relationship with George and invites Alice to get drunk. They talk about their frustrations with their feelings for Josh and Lucy and sleep together to distract themselves. Ken discovers Meg is pregnant but is eager to help raise her child. She, fearing that he is not truly committed, ends the relationship.

At Alice's birthday party, Robin invites Tom, David, and Josh without Alice's knowledge, as she thought it would be funny. Shaken by the presence of all three men, Alice confronts Robin. Tom confesses his feelings to Lucy, but she announces she is engaged to George. Josh approaches Alice, and they make out but stop when she discovers he is now engaged and is merely looking for closure with her.

Invigorated by a desire to find herself, Alice leaves to go home. Her cab hits Robin, who was trying to stop the cab for Meg, who is in labor. They rush to the hospital, where Meg gives birth to a baby girl. Ken convinces her to resume their relationship, while Alice rekindles her friendship with Robin.

The film closes with Alice reflecting on her time living alone and being single. Meg and Ken are together, while Robin continues her old habits. Tom opens up to the possibilities of non-casual relationships. Lucy marries George, and David talks to his daughter about her mom. Finally, Alice is seen exploring the Grand Canyon by herself to witness the sunrise on New Year's Day: a dream she'd always had.

Cast

Production

Development and casting

The film rights for the Liz Tuccillo novel were purchased in 2008, the same year as the book's publication.[4] Drew Barrymore was initially attached to direct[5] however she was replaced in 2013 with Christian Ditter.[4]

Lily Collins was in early talks on February 24, 2014, to join the cast of the film.[6] Alison Brie was in talks to join the film on June 19, 2014.[7] Dakota Johnson, Rebel Wilson, and Leslie Mann were all cast in the film on January 29, 2015.[8] Damon Wayans Jr. was added to the cast on March 6, 2015.[9] Jason Mantzoukas and Nicholas Braun were also cast, on April 14, 2015; Braun played the love interest of Johnson's character, while Mantzoukas played the love interest of Brie's. Anders Holm was cast as Tom, and Saturday Night Live performer Colin Jost was also cast in a supporting role.[10] Dan Stevens was also cast, but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts in favour of Beauty and The Beast.

Filming

Principal photography began on April 20, 2015, in New York City,[11][12] and ended on June 25, 2015.[13]

Reception

Box office

How to Be Single grossed $46.8 million in the United States and Canada and $65.5 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $112.3 million, against a production budget of $38 million.[2]

In the United States and Canada, the film opened alongside Deadpool and Zoolander 2 and over its four-day President's Day opening weekend was projected to gross $20–25 million from 3,343 theaters.[14] The film made $700,000 from its Thursday night previews and $5.3 million on its first day.[15] It went on to gross $17.9 million in its opening weekend, finishing third at the box office behind Deadpool ($132.8 million) and Kung Fu Panda 3 ($19.8 million).[16] In its second weekend the film grossed $8.2 million (a 54% drop), finishing fifth.[17]

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds an approval rating of 46% based on 157 reviews, with an average rating of 5.2/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "How to Be Single boasts the rough outline of a feminist rom-com, but too willingly indulges in the genre conventions it wants to subvert."[18] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 51 out of 100 based on 32 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[19] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale.[16]

Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film three-and-a-half out of four stars, praising the film's supporting cast and script.[20] Alonso Duralde of the TheWrap wrote:

The script offers enough laughs to keep the movie from feeling completely disposable... and it outshines many of its genre peers through little touches like not punishing its female characters for enjoying sex and casting Damon Wayans Jr. (as a romantic interest for Alice) in a role in which his race is thoroughly irrelevant.[21]

The Guardian's Peter Bradshaw gave it 1/5 stars, writing, "Wilson has one or two good lines, but this film looks like it’s been put together by one of Brie's dodgy algorithms."[22] Linda Barnard of the Toronto Star gave it 1.5/4 stars, writing, "Unsure what kind of movie it wants to be, How To Be Single is a messy mix of everything, burying the final, genuinely felt 20 minutes that could have saved this intermittently amusing, sloppily made rom-com."[23]

Accolades

People's Choice Awards nominated How to Be Single as Favorite Comedic Movie, but it lost to Bad Moms.[24]

References

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  3. ^ "2016 Feature Film Study" (PDF). FilmLA. June 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 31, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  4. ^ a b McNary, Dave; Kroll, Justin (December 17, 2013). "Drew Barrymore's 'How to Be Single' Attracts Director (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on April 26, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  5. ^ Kit, Borys (March 15, 2011). "Drew Barrymore to Direct 'How to Be Single' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on November 14, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  6. ^ Kroll, Justin (February 24, 2014). "Lily Collins Wants to Show New Line 'How to Be Single' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  7. ^ Kroll, Justin (June 19, 2014). "Alison Brie in Talks to Star in New Line's 'How to Be Single' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on May 16, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  8. ^ Ford, Rebecca; Kit, Borys (January 29, 2015). "Dakota Johnson, Rebel Wilson Joining 'How to Be Single' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on March 21, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  9. ^ Kroll, Justin (March 6, 2015). "Damon Wayans Jr. Joins New Line's 'How to Be Single'". Variety. Archived from the original on May 6, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  10. ^ Ford, Rebecca; Kit, Borys (April 14, 2015). "New Line's 'How to Be Single' Adds Jason Mantzoukas, Nicholas Braun (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on April 20, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
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  12. ^ "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". SSN Insider. April 20, 2015. Archived from the original on April 23, 2015. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  13. ^ "2016 Feature Film Study" (PDF). FilmLA. June 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 31, 2017. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  14. ^ "'Deadpool' To Rule Holiday Weekend, But 66Women Have Eyes For 'Zoolander 2' & 'How To Be Single'". Deadline Hollywood. 9 February 2016. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  15. ^ Pamela McClintock (February 12, 2016). "Box Office: Ryan Reynolds' 'Deadpool' Opens to Record $12.7M Thursday Night". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 12, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  16. ^ a b "'Deadpool' Whipping Mr. Grey's February Records With $41M+ Friday, Amazing $115M+ 4-day". Deadline Hollywood. 15 February 2016. Archived from the original on 22 June 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  17. ^ "'Deadpool' Strong With Second Weekend Of $55M; 'Risen' Takes $11.8M, 'Witch' At $8.7M". Deadline Hollywood. 21 February 2016. Archived from the original on 12 February 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
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  19. ^ "How to Be Single reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on May 4, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  20. ^ "'How to Be Single': Cast, Dialogue a Step Above Average Rom-Com". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on February 13, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  21. ^ Duralde, Alonso (February 10, 2016). "'How to Be Single' Review: Dakota Johnson Rom-Com Offers Too Few Surprises". TheWrap. Archived from the original on October 28, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  22. ^ Bradshaw, Peter (2016-02-18). "How to Be Single review – give me a Girls box set over this dire romcom any day". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2022-10-16. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
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