Cert 15
110 mins
BBFC advice: Contains strong language, sex references
I wish I had the same sense of humour as a lad who shared a screen with us at Nottingham Cineworld on Monday.
He laughed and laughed as if How To Be Single was the funniest comedy he had ever seen. Meanwhile, both Mrs W and I were largely stony-faced.
Considering this is a movie aimed at women, Mrs W was surprisingly unimpressed. She could scarcely muster a titter throughout Christian Ditter's picture.
Let's be honest, this is not a movie for couples who have been happily married for nearly 28 years. It is squarely aimed at those in their 20s and 30s who are still playing the field and enjoying it.
Therefore, it holds up the footloose character of Rebel Wilson (in fact, she is 36 in real life) as a role model.
Wilson plays paralegal Robin who takes her new colleague, Alice (Dakota Johnson), under her wing when she joins the same firm from out of town.
We have seen a lot of Johnson over the past year or two but, thankfully, she preserves her modesty in How To Be Single, despite a catalogue of sex scenes.
Indeed, sex is as much part of this film as it was in Johnson's infamous 50 Shades Of Grey but it spares the audience its cast's private parts.
In between, trying to bed blokes, Robin and Alice party like crazy and occasionally drag along Alice's older sister, (Leslie Mann), a hospital worker who has been dedicated to her career but is now feeling broody.
Meanwhile, their male equivalent in the 'love 'em and leave 'em stakes is Tom (Anders Holm), a bar owner who, against his nature, falls for a regular (Alison Brie).
To be fair, the characters may be shallow but they are likable and, very occasionally, funny (I laughed four times).
But both Mrs W and I felt a sense of 'we have seen it all before' and, as parents in their 50s, just felt a tad uncomfortable. If it were not for the everyfilm challenge, would we have watched this movie? No. But, in my view, it was not quite as bad as Mrs W reckoned. She would have given it 3/10 but I'm sticking with 5.
Reasons to watch: if you are under 30 and single
Reasons to avoid: if you are 53 and been happily married for 28 years
Laughs: two - and a few chuckles for us, many more for the young folk
Jumps: none
Vomit: none
Nudity: none
Overall rating: 5/10
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Rebel Wilson America! HOW TO BE SINGLE opens TODAY...it's fun and sexy and endearing...just like you 
