Rotten
The pop diva goes down with the bubbles in this hopelessly shallow soap opera.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
How to Deal
Rule #1: There are no rules.
2003 · 1h 39m · PG-13
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Clare Kilner
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How to Deal
Overview
For teenager Halley, love seems like an alien concept. Her mother is divorcing her father, who is dating a younger woman Halley can't stand. Her sister is about to get married and doesn't realize that her fiancé is not the man of her dreams. And her best friend has fallen madly in love for the first time, leaving Halley to feel even more alone. But, when she meets edgy Macon, she learns what love is really all about.
Director and cast
- Clare Kilner Director
- Mandy Moore as Halley Martin
- Trent Ford as Macon Forrester
- Allison Janney as Lydia Martin
- Alexandra Holden as Scarlett Smith
- Dylan Baker as Steve Beckwith
- Nina Foch as Grandma Halley
- Mary Catherine Garrison as Ashley Martin
- Connie Ray as Marion Smith
- Mackenzie Astin as Lewis Warsher
- Charlotte Sullivan as Elizabeth Gunderson
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
27%
Tomatometer
Fresh
I've seen a lot of dumb teen romances in the last couple years, but How to Deal, is a welcome exception.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Fresh
Painless to watch, but it's marred by some significant flaws.
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Fresh
After a while the bad lighting, graceless editing, sluggish dialogue and self-conscious performances begin to seem like marks of authenticity, as if the movie had been made not just for and about teenagers, but by them.
A.O. Scott, New York Times
Rotten
A bad, unimaginative story posing pretentiously as the very opposite.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
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