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A young British woman struggling with the direction of her life spends Christmas watching over a retirement home filled with demanding residents.A young British woman struggling with the direction of her life spends Christmas watching over a retirement home filled with demanding residents.A young British woman struggling with the direction of her life spends Christmas watching over a retirement home filled with demanding residents.
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How About You is an uplifting little film about human interaction, but shouldn't be taken too seriously.
The film centres on the relationship between a young girl left in charge of an old people's home run by her sister. Sweet, funny moments occur, although many are predictable and overdone. The characters transform themselves far too swiftly, so the film loses in credibility. It is, nonetheless, a pleasant watch and an agreeable alternative to typical American romantic comedies.
Redgrave and Staunton deliver excellent performances as usual, but this film definitely wasn't a challenge to either. Atwell (the younger sister) was very much lacking in subtlety, although the fault may lie with the director or writer rather than the actress.
How About You should be watched as a fun way to wind down the day, but not as an example of Vanessa Redgrave and Imelda Staunton showing what they're truly capable of.
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The film centres on the relationship between a young girl left in charge of an old people's home run by her sister. Sweet, funny moments occur, although many are predictable and overdone. The characters transform themselves far too swiftly, so the film loses in credibility. It is, nonetheless, a pleasant watch and an agreeable alternative to typical American romantic comedies.
Redgrave and Staunton deliver excellent performances as usual, but this film definitely wasn't a challenge to either. Atwell (the younger sister) was very much lacking in subtlety, although the fault may lie with the director or writer rather than the actress.
How About You should be watched as a fun way to wind down the day, but not as an example of Vanessa Redgrave and Imelda Staunton showing what they're truly capable of.
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Did you know
- TriviaAlthough they play sisters of presumably a similar age to each other, Orla Brady is twenty-one years older than Hayley Atwell.
- Quotes
[first lines]
Donald Vanston: Damned cars on the lawn. Shit.
Heather Nightingale: That's it!
Hazel Nightingale: I don't want to go.
Heather Nightingale: They're trying to get rid of us before they arrived.
- ConnectionsFeatures Chaussure à son pied (1954)
- SoundtracksHow About You
Written by Burton Lane and Ralph Freed
Performed by Bobby Darin
Courtesy of Warner Music UK Ltd
Also Performed by Vanessa Redgrave
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Box office
- Budget
- $9,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $78,234
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,022
- Nov 16, 2008
- Gross worldwide
- $802,321
- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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