How to Be

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5.3/10

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A young man having an existential crisis convinces a Canadian self-help guru to come to London and become his personal life coach

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A young man having an existential crisis convinces a Canadian self-help guru to come to London and become his personal life coach.A young man having an existential crisis convinces a Canadian self-help guru to come to London and become his personal life coach.A young man having an existential crisis convinces a Canadian self-help guru to come to London and become his personal life coach.

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IMDb RATING

5.3/10

YOUR RATING

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Awards
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Trivia
The film was released the same year as the vampire flick Twilight (2008) which Robert Pattinson (Art) starred as Edward Cullen.

Goofs
During the bar scene, the level of beer in Art's glass jumps around several times, from nearly full to nearly empty and back again.

Quotes
Jessica: When we first met you seemed so elusive and brooding and intense, an enigmatic poet. But what I took to be deep and mysterious has just turned out to be really sad and unhappy.

Connections
Referenced in Saturday Night Live: Michael Phelps/Lil' Wayne (2008)

Soundtracks
Choking on Dust
Written by Joe Hastings and Oliver Irving
Performed by Robert Pattinson

User reviews21

Featured review

7/10

Quite Enjoyable Film, A Nice Pattinson

A young man is a psychologically mess... his girlfriend leaves him, he doesn't mesh well with his friends, he loses his volunteer job. He turns to the strangest place for help: a Canadian therapist who moves in with him.

This is director Oliver Irving's first and only film, as of this writing. And it's a good one. It is an IFC film, and there's no denying it fits in that category alongside Wes Anderson films and perhaps "Garden State". This won't be as big, and with good reason, but thanks to Robert Pattinson's popularity, it will get more viewings from people who would otherwise never have heard of it.

I really enjoyed the therapist (who sadly appears to have passed during the making of this film). And Pattinson does a fine job as a whiny nerd. His character is incredibly annoying, but such a different one from "Twilight" or "Remember Me" that it gives me the sense that he just might have a bit of range inside of him and may someday break free of the Edward Cullen trap.