How Do You Know
After being cut from the USA softball team and feeling a bit past her prime, Lisa finds herself evaluating her life and in the middle of a love triangle, as a corporate guy in crisis competes with her current, baseball-playing beau.
Critics Sentiment
Lisa learns she's cut from Team USA softball roster
George and Lisa have their awkward first lunch together
The film's biggest sentiment drop occurs from the opening setup to the disastrous lunch date, falling 2.0 points as reviewers found the character interactions increasingly problematic.
Critics found How Do You Know a disappointing misfire from James L. Brooks, praising individual performances but criticizing the tone-deaf dialogue and lack of chemistry between characters. While some appreciated the realistic portrayal of flawed relationships and the avoidance of typical rom-com perfection, most felt the film wasted its talented cast on a meandering, unfunny script that failed to capture Brooks' usual insight into human nature.
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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
Donna Dundon
Annie's Mom
Cyrus Newitt
Annie's Dad
Will Blagrove
Matty's Teammate
Andrew Wilson
Matty's Teammate
David A. Gregory
Matty's Teammate
Crew
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