Film200399 min

How to Deal

Name: How to Deal
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: 2003
Duration: 99 min
Cast: Mandy Moore, Trent Ford, Allison Janney, Alexandra Holden, Dylan Baker

Taste attributes: comedydramaromanceteenwholesomelightrealisticsimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of agecomplex relationshiplove conquers allunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeA stirring, glossy romantic comedy: straightforward and light. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

Quality rating

5.5 /10

TMDB · 114 votes

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What lines up

Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

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Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

Halley is convinced true love doesn't exist based on the crazy relationships around her. Her mother is divorcing her father who is dating a younger woman Halley can't stand. Her crazed sister is planning a wedding but has second thoughts and her best friend has fallen madly in love for the first time leaving Halley to feel even more alone.

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