![]() But the funniest moments spring from the idiosyncratic characterizations, from Lacy’s lovably zany Ken to Jason Mantzoukas‘ hilariously offbeat George, the book shop owner who takes a shine to Lucy after she has a meltdown about her love life while reading to a group of young children.Īnd despite her prominent placement in the trailer, including a scene of her jumping onto a moving cab, Wilson’s id-like Robin doesn’t completely dominate the picture, but rather provides welcome comic relief when it threatens to get bogged down in ersatz emotion. Lacking a good Wi-Fi connection in her apartment, she hangs out at the bar located at the bottom of her building where she begins attracting the attention of Tom, who starts rethinking his commitment-phobic ways.Īlong the way, Alice also meets David (Damon Wayans Jr.), a rich and handsome single dad with a beautiful young daughter and who happens to own a building that can provide Alice with a private view of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree.Īs evidenced by the trailer - and this is a rare example of a film that’s actually better than it appeared - How to Be Single offers generous doses of bawdy humor, from the view of a man’s prominent erection in the opening moments to Wilson’s steady patter of leering sex jokes. Then there’s Lucy (Alison Brie), who’s maximized her odds at finding a mate by signing on to 10 dating websites and analyzing the algorithms like an obsessive scientist. ![]() Although she’s at first only interested in a quick fling to relieve her raging hormones, his persistent wooing eventually weakens her defenses. Just around the time she manages to get pregnant via an anonymous sperm donor, she meets the younger Ken (Jake Lacy, who thanks to such films as this and Love the Coopers is quickly becoming invaluable to rom-coms). Meanwhile, Alice’s single older sister Meg (Leslie Mann), an obstetrician who’s delivered over 3,000 babies, finally decides that she wants one of her own after a soul-baring session with an adorable infant briefly left in her care. Although initially resistant, not to mention super awkward when it comes to attempted flirting, Alice quickly gets with the program, jumping into bed with hunky bartender Tom (Anders Holm), who’s such a player that he’s turned off his apartment’s water pipes so desperately thirsty, hungover women will be forced to leave quickly. This means, of course, never paying for your own drinks and sleeping with any available guy.
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