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How To Deal (2003)
Released By: New Line Cinema   Rating: PG-13   In Theaters: N/A
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Studio: New Line Cinema
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Clare Kilner
Language: English
Official Website: http://www.howtodealmovie.com/
Theatrical Release: N/A
Home Video Release: 12/9/2003
Cast: Peter Gallagher, Allison Janney, Mandy Moore, Alexander Holden, Trent Ford
Published ID: 33409
UPC: 794043675720,
Plot: Teen pop star Mandy Moore stars in the romantic comedy How to Deal. Directed by British filmmaker Clare Kilner, the script is based on two of author Sarah Dessen's popular teen novels: {-Someone Like You} and {-That Summer}. Halley (Moore) is a teenager trying to make sense of the faltering romantic relationships within her immediate social sphere. Her mother, Lydia (Allison Janney), can't seem get a date, while her father (Peter Gallagher) is getting remarried to a woman that nobody seems to like. Halley's wedding-obsessed sister, Ashley (Mary Catherine Garrison), is engaged to Lewis (MacKenzie Astin), a guy that is completely wrong for her. Meanwhile, bad boy Macon Forrester (Trent Ford) won't leave Halley alone. Just when she decides to become cynical about love because of all the romantic disappointments around her, a troubled situation involving her best friend Scarlett (Alexandra Holden) changes her outlook. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
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"What do you expect when you break your own rules..."
Added 1/2/2009

How to Deal starring Mandy Moore feels more like a t.v. movie than a cinema film. Moore is pretty good here, I prefer her acting than her singing. I wish this film wasn't so much like a soap opera, the dialogue is somewhat boring but there are some likable moments as well. Ok teen film but I've seen better.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
best mandy moore movie!
Added 10/6/2008

one of the best mandy moore movies ever!
next to a walk to remember... LOVEEE it!

0 out of 1 people found this helpful.
It is an okay movie...
Added 1/18/2008

but nothing to boast about. Typical teen movie. Not recommended for the whole family. It is about one teens struggle with love. She doesn't recommend it. In fact, she suggests that people just get a divorce before they get married to save them that last step.
1 out of 2 people found this helpful.
Likeable
Added 11/22/2007

I definately can connnect with Mandy Moore's character's feelings. She's believable. Allison Janney is really solid, as usual. All of the characters are important and well played. It's fun but I appreicated it more after I saw a time or two. It grew on me. It's not the first thing I pick up when I have a choice but I'm not willing to part with it either.
1 out of 1 people found this helpful.
Finally, a GOOD teen movie...
Added 5/14/2007

I love a good cheesy teen movie, and I was expecting How to Deal to be another one of those movies in the vein of Mean Girls or John Tucker Must Die. I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. How to Deal is not your typical teen comedy and, in fact, is more drama than comedy. Mandy Moore plays a teenage girl who is dealing with her parents' divorce, her father's remarriage, her sister's engagement, and her own cynical views on true love. At the same time, a close friend dies and she finds out her best friend is pregnant. This is a movie rife with teen issues that rarely see the light of day, and it's handled in a clever and amusing way. The characters are thoroughly fleshed out, so there's no point where you're sitting around wondering about their motivations. And all these issues are covered from the sides of both the teenagers and the adults. How to Deal is not just another teen movie. It's a GOOD teen movie, which sadly is a rarity these days.
1 out of 1 people found this helpful.
"What do you expect when you break your own rules..."
Added 1/2/2009

How to Deal starring Mandy Moore feels more like a t.v. movie than a cinema film. Moore is pretty good here, I prefer her acting than her singing. I wish this film wasn't so much like a soap opera, the dialogue is somewhat boring but there are some likable moments as well. Ok teen film but I've seen better.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
best mandy moore movie!
Added 10/6/2008

one of the best mandy moore movies ever!
next to a walk to remember... LOVEEE it!

0 out of 1 people found this helpful.
It is an okay movie...
Added 1/18/2008

but nothing to boast about. Typical teen movie. Not recommended for the whole family. It is about one teens struggle with love. She doesn't recommend it. In fact, she suggests that people just get a divorce before they get married to save them that last step.
1 out of 2 people found this helpful.
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