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Title: How Do You Know (2010)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Reese Witherspoon | ... | Lisa | |
| Paul Rudd | ... | George | |
| Owen Wilson | ... | Matty | |
| Jack Nicholson | ... | Charles | |
| Kathryn Hahn | ... | Annie | |
| Mark Linn-Baker | ... | Ron | |
| Lenny Venito | ... | Al | |
| Molly Price | ... | Coach Sally | |
| Ron McLarty | ... | George's Lawyer | |
| Shelley Conn | ... | Terry | |
| Domenick Lombardozzi | ... | Bullpen Pitcher | |
| John Tormey | ... | Doorman | |
| Teyonah Parris | ... | Riva | |
| Tony Shalhoub | ... | Psychiatrist | |
| Dean Norris | ... | Softball Coach | |
Star softball player, Lisa, has just been cut from the national team; Scholarly business man, George, has just been indicted from his father's company. With everything that they know in their lives taken from them, Lisa and George attempt to find romance. Lisa's potential boyfriend, Matty, however, is as clueless and perpetually single as they come, and George's girlfriend just dumped him. A chance hook-up through mutual friends, Lisa and George may be able to form a friendship, or more, that can help them climb out of the piles of lemons that life has handed to them. Written by napierslogs
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I am very critical of slow pacing but did not find this comedy the least bit slow. As one who works on Wall Street, I can tell you that people like George actually do exist (promoted to a position of authority due to nepotism, but set up for a fall because he actually has ethics). I thought the way they set things up with the phone call by Reba, the pragmatic selfishness of his current girlfriend, and the non-date date worked well together and was plausible enough within context to be enjoyable. I also thought the relationship between jock-player (Wilson) and over-the-hill jock Witherspoon was sweet and funny in its own way.
However, Kathryn Hahn steals every scene she's in as Rudd's personal assistant who hates what's going on and is also a single mom-to-be. And her scene in the hospital alone was worth the price of admission to me. The ending was also well handled. This is the best Paul Rudd performance I have seen since The Shape of Things after many bad ones in-between. Witherspoon was fine even though she didn't seem to have sizzling chemistry with Rudd - she was wonderful with Wilson. The cameo by Shalhoub as a psychiatrist was hilarious. And Mark-Linn Baker was appropriately cowering as the corporate lawyer. Nicholson was fine - he felt the part even though he could have played it in his sleep. Not one of his best, but more than adequate.
So, is this an original and ground-breaking film? No. Is it a highly enjoyable romantic comedy with good supporting performances and funny scenes? Yes!