It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

Okay so this movie isn't exactly revolutionary and the whole part with Damon Wayans could have been cut, but all of the women in it are sincerely charming and the relationships and friendships feel grounded and believable in a way that a lot of crazy romcom ones don't. I don't know why this wasn't a bigger hit since it's really pleasant and fun - maybe it should have been a Netflix original? It's a lot like Set It Up, but actually better and smarter! Single ladies, you will totally see yourself in this movie. This is the millennial sex and the city.

I was really looking forward to this movie after watching the trailer and I was thinking it was going to give me some good pointers on how to love being single. Instead, it gave me some raunchy, unadulterated and sloppy/poor advice. It was supposed to be a comedy though, so parts of it were quite funny. I guess the concept was all about 'who gives a rip, just live it up' mindset. I never saw the ladies at their job very often, so it seemed like even though they met at work, they didn't have much to do with the place. It was all about the social, party and the give it up to just anyone who will have you aspect. Not my thing! I wouldn't call it a waste of time, but I wouldn't watch it again. To each their own! Let it be!

Dakota Johnson stars in "How To Be Single," playing a young woman on a break from her boyfriend as she starts a new life in NYC. She's on a quest to find herself, to have more adventures, to see what else is out there besides her ex and what he has to offer. With the help of a wild co-worker played by Rebel Wilson, Johnson gets what she wished for, and all the bad things that go with being single (creepy guys, closed off guys, the lack of true intimacy and connection, etc.).My most memorable, movie moment of "How To Be Single" is the scene when the new fiancée of one of the main characters is going psycho on the bartender character. It's one of the funniest scenes — and the most creepy — of the movie.Had this movie focused on just Johnson's and Wilson's characters, I think it would have been a better movie; but three more characters are given a lot of screen time (a bartender; a nutty online dater; and a doctor). Then there is the unnecessary scene at the end of the movie involving a minor character and his daughter that derails the focus off Johnson even more! With so many characters being juggled, it takes a laser focus and great talent of a screenwriter to make all this work…and it doesn't, it doesn't work. Although there are some good laughs to be had throughout the movie, it's not enough to save this movie from the realm of mediocrity.Mannysmemorablemoviemoments

This movie had the potential to be good, and in this day and age when love (if it really exists), is such a complicated topic, this movie's story is relevant. Especially to the tinder-culture that has developed around our notions of love and hookups. But the characters in this movie were simply... stupid for the most part. Rebel Wilson's character, Robin (or as I like to call her "Ratchet Mc Ratchet") , was just the definition of a hot mess. I don't know if she should be insulted for being cast as a promiscuous plus size dumb blonde in almost every movie she's in. In either case, she is exactly that in this movie and it's painful to watch. Dakota Johnson's character, Alice, was just making the same mistakes over and over again. She's the typical girl who can't stay single for long. She's your best friend that always needs to have a boyfriend. And yes, she's just as annoying as that best friend of yours.Alison Brie plays Lucy, a girl who won't settle until she finds the perfect, and I mean PERFECT man. She is annoying in the beginning, but comes to her senses eventually.And lastly, there's Leslie Mann, who plays Meg. She plays a character who is probably the most level-headed out of all the bunch and is somewhat of a saving grace in this movie. Meg is a doctor who is too busy for relationships, but yearns to be a mother. She eventually meets someone and runs into complications when she faces having to tell him she is pregnant. Overall, this movie isn't terrible. It's just annoying. Don't go into this expecting to seek some revelation or deep insight into the single life. Besides some tolerable characters, it's generally a hot mess.