How to Be Single
Warner Bros. | Release Date: February 12, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
51
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 32 Critic Reviews
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12
Mixed:
15
Negative:
5
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
88
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperFeb 11, 2016
It’s one of the most endearing romantic comedies in recent memory, with some laugh-out-loud dialogue, gorgeous photography and uniformly charming performances from the entire cast. Read full review
80
New York Daily NewsStephen Whitty Feb 11, 2016
This smart, raunchy comedy is a movie aimed at women. Full of frank, just-us-girls talk about men and wicked gags about drunken sex and intimate "landscaping," it's probably a poor choice for date night. But it's a great pick for girl's night out. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattFeb 11, 2016
How to Be Single is a lot like its Jager-bombing, romance-seeking protagonists: Cute and goofy and kind of a mess. Read full review
70
Arizona RepublicKayla S. SamoyFeb 11, 2016
How to Be Single has enough laughs and heartfelt moments to appeal to all generations. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckFeb 10, 2016
Much like its characters' romantic lives, How to Be Single is more enjoyable when it's being casual. Read full review
67
The PlaylistKimber MyersFeb 11, 2016
Though How to Be Single marks progress from the standard genre narrative and gives Alice in particular a chance to be herself, it’s not a clean win. But I certainly had fun getting dirty with it. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubKatie RifeFeb 10, 2016
You might say that How To Be Single suffers from the influence of its older, more put-together sister Sex And The City, right down to the sappy montage and voice-over it needs to tie everything together at the end. Read full review
67
Tampa Bay TimesSteve PersallFeb 10, 2016
How to Be Single isn't doing anything that some flop probably starring Katherine Heigl hasn't done before. This appealing cast at times works wonders with what they're being asked to play. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comChristy LemireFeb 12, 2016
Think of How to Be Single as a cinematic Whitman’s Sampler: There are enough pieces that work to offset the pieces that don’t. Read full review
63
Philadelphia InquirerMolly EichelFeb 11, 2016
The execution may not be there, but at least it has good intentions. Then again, you know what they say about the road to hell. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsFeb 11, 2016
Roughly half the scenes are terrible, nervously edited and predictable. The other half transcend the innate shrugginess of the script. At the end there's a dose of voice-over narration assigned to Johnson that is so, so very Carrie Bradshaw, you half-expect Sarah Jessica Parker to show up with a lawsuit. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreFeb 11, 2016
The whole affair is too cluttered to clip along, laugh to laugh, love to love. Director Christian Ditter (“Love, Rosie”) had too many characters to serve to give anybody room to breathe. Read full review
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