How Do You Know


How Do You Know
A romantic triangle ... a young woman reaches the end of her sports career and tries to find a new life. She meets two very different men, falls for both, and then has to try and figure out which one is the right guy for her. How do you know?

118 minutes.
Mature Accompaniment under 13 (Language, Sex).
Comedy, Drama, Romance.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

Don
Don't look down ... don't look down...

Credits

Cast
Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd, Owen Wilson, Jack Nicholson, Kathryn Hahn
Director
James L. Brooks
ScreenplayJames L. Brooks
MusicHans Zimmer
CinematographyJanusz Kaminski
EditingRichard Marks, Tracey Wadmore-Smith
Sound formatsDolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS
Made in2010
Produced byColumbia Pictures Corporation, Gracie Films, Road Rebel

Official Site | IMDB page | ScreenIt Report
Scroll down for embedded trailer

Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreComedy
LanguageMild to moderate, fairly infrequent in comedic context
NudityNone
SexMild sex references ans sexual innuendos, brief implied sex with suggestive sounds
ViolenceMild verbal comic violence, infrequent
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemySome religious profanities, mild
Drug abuseBrief alcohol consumption and inebriation
CommentsNone
These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity
4
Violence
2
Blood / Gore / Gross
1
Guns / Weapons
1
Profanity
4
Alcohol / Drugs
4
Smoking
0
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude
4
Imitative Behaviour
3
Frightening / Tense Scenes
1
Jump Scenes
0
Tense Family Scenes
4
Music (Scary/Tense)
0
Music (Inappropriate)
3
Topics to talk about
4


Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Cape Argus / The Star
Kgomotso Moncho quote iconHow do you know? You just dont
10
Die Burger
Laetitia Pople quote iconKomedie met een waarheid
10
Cape Times
Todd McCarthy quote iconNot in the know
5
The Citizen
Annette Bayne
11
Box Office
Mark Keizer quote iconThe four quadrant casting will bring in young women and a few guys, none of whom will be recommending this dispiriting lump of Christmas romcom coal.
5
Chicago Sunday Times
Roger Ebert
10
eye Weekly
Jason Anderson
10
ReelViews
James Berardinelli quote iconThe problem with the film has little to do with the central triangle, which is engaging enough in a formula-driven way, but with the myriad uninteresting subplots that dot the cinematic landscape and have the unfortunate effect of padding the proceedings to the point of unwieldiness.
13
ScreenIt
C. Fuchs quote iconThe sound of seat shuffling and exasperated sighs from other viewers usually only means one thing. Not horrible but just slow and failing to do anything new with well-trod material.
8
Metacritic.com
38 critics
9
Rottentomatoes critics
136 critics
10
Rottentomatoes tomatometer
Tomatometer quote iconHow Do You Know boasts a quartet of likeable leads -- and they deserve better than this glib, overlong misfire from writer/director James L. Brooks.
6

What the People say

Internet
1696 Netizens quote iconNot as bad as they're saying.
11

Average .. 45%

9

Trailer






Xax International logo
 Xax International
 2020
 All rights reserved.