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  • 2008
  • Not Rated
  • Strand Releasing
  • 1 h 27 m
  • 2008
  • Not Rated
  • Strand Releasing
  • 1 h 27 m

Summary Ellie, a free-spirited and headstrong young woman, is left in charge of a residential home, owned and operated by her older sister Kate, over the Christmas holidays. Her youth and inexperience bring her into bitter conflict with the four grumpy old residents known as the "Hard Core": retired screen beauty Georgia, spinster sisters Hazel ...

Directed By: Anthony Byrne

Written By: Maeve Binchy, Jean Pasley

  • 2008
  • Not Rated
  • Strand Releasing
  • 1 h 27 m
  • 2008
  • Not Rated
  • Strand Releasing
  • 1 h 27 m

How About You ...

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Summary Ellie, a free-spirited and headstrong young woman, is left in charge of a residential home, owned and operated by her older sister Kate, over the Christmas holidays. Her youth and inexperience bring her into bitter conflict with the four grumpy old residents known as the "Hard Core": retired screen beauty Georgia, spinster sisters Hazel ...

Directed By: Anthony Byrne

Written By: Maeve Binchy, Jean Pasley

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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36% Positive
4 Reviews
64% Mixed
7 Reviews
0% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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36% Positive
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64% Mixed
7 Reviews
0% Negative
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75
A remarkable cast for a small, non-mainstream effort.
By Walter Addiego FULL REVIEW
63
It's all terribly sentimental without being truly terrible.
By Wesley Morris FULL REVIEW
63
In the course of How About You, much champagne is consumed, pot is smoked, and a good time is had by all, the audience included. Redgrave even sings the title song.
By Lou Lumenick FULL REVIEW
50
Appeal[s] to the delicate palates of an audience that craves the movie equivalent of tea and biscuits: stiff upper lips conceal hearts of gold, and all psychological conflicts are resolved with tearful confessions of vulnerability.
By Stephen Holden FULL REVIEW
50
The only crowds this stodgy little movie is likely to please tend to be home on a Saturday night, watching PBS.
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42
Nothing in How About You is the least bit surprising; the film hits its marks with dreary precision.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW
40
Comedic and sentimental beats are as predictable as the storytelling is sloppy.
By Dennis Harvey FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Beyond Films, Bord Scannán na hÉireann / The Irish Film Board, Ferndale Films, Head Gear Films, Hindsight Media, Lipsync Productions
Release Date Nov 14, 2008
Duration 1 h 27 m
Rating Not Rated
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