Even though we are living in the third millennium, society has remained marriage-minded.
But unfortunately, despite this interesting sociological phenomenon being an excellent starting point, cliches take over.
Understandably, comedy often grounds itself on stereotypes.
ButHow to Be Singleis utterly spasmodic storytelling that relies on vague girl power subplots.
Our story begins in the amusement park of single people: New York City.
He becomes Alices advisor on the ways of commitment avoidance.
The complexity of womanhood, the nuances of being a whole person alone is blackened by commonplace.
In the end all our female characters seem to prove is that you cannot be happy when single.
This long journey through the state of being without a partner is exploratory to get to a destination relationship.
As Charles Bukowski once said, There are worse things than being alone.
But it often takes decades to realize this.
And most often when you do, its too late.
And theres nothing worse than too late.
But none of this sensitiveness is in the screen adaptation.
Rating:
2 out of 5
