I Don't Know How She Does It
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| Directed by | Douglas McGrath |
| Produced by | Donna Gigliotti |
| Screenplay by | Aline Brosh McKenna |
| Based on | I Don't Know How She Does It by Allison Pearson |
| Starring | Sarah Jessica Parker Pierce Brosnan Greg Kinnear Christina Hendricks Olivia Munn Busy Phillips |
| Music by | Aaron Zigman |
| Cinematography | Stuart Dryburgh |
| Editing by | Camilla Toniolo |
| Distributed by | The Weinstein Company |
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| Running time | 89 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $24 million[2] |
| Box office | $30,551,495[3] |
I Don't Know How She Does It is a 2011 American comedy film based on Allison Pearson's novel of the same name. The film stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Pierce Brosnan, and Greg Kinnear.
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Plot [edit]
By day, Kate Reddy (Sarah Jessica Parker) works for a Boston-based financial management firm; by night, she's a devoted mother to two adoring children and the happily married wife of out-of-work architect Richard (Greg Kinnear). Though balancing those two worlds has its fair share of challenges, Kate generally manages to come out on top thanks to the support of her best friend, Allison (Christina Hendricks), who's had plenty of experience balancing kids and a career. Meanwhile, on the other end of the spectrum, Kate's associate assistant, Momo (Olivia Munn), lives for her work and is afraid of settling down. Just when Kate lands a lucrative new account that will see her traveling across the country on a regular basis, however, her new business associate Jack (Pierce Brosnan) makes advances on her, and Richard receives a job offer he can't turn down. Though it looks as if Kate and Richard couldn't possibly take on any more responsibility, the demands of modern living ensure they'll never have a dull moment, even if they try.[4]
Cast [edit]
- Sarah Jessica Parker as Kate Reddy
- Pierce Brosnan as Jack Abelhammer
- Greg Kinnear as Richard Reddy
- Busy Philipps as Wendy Best
- Olivia Munn as Momo Hahn
- Christina Hendricks as Allison Henderson[5]
- Emma Rayne Lyle as Emily Reddy
- Kelsey Grammer as Clark Cooper
- Jessica Szohr as Paula
- Seth Meyers as Chris Bunce
- Jane Curtin as Marla Reddy
- Sarah Shahi as Janine LoPietro
- Theodore and Julius Goldberg as Ben Reddy
- Leslie Guzman as Lola Laughningle
Release [edit]
I Don't Know How She Does It was released for North American audiences on September 16, 2011.
Reception [edit]
I Don't Know How She Does It has received mostly negative reviews from film critics. As of 16 February 2012 it holds a 17% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 106 reviews with an average rating of 4 out of 10. The site describes the comedy as "limp", with a "hopelessly outdated" view on gender.[6]
Sarah Jessica Parker earned a Razzie Award nomination as Worst Actress for her performance in the movie (also for New Year's Eve), but lost to Adam Sandler for his performance in drag in Jack and Jill.
References [edit]
- ^ "I Don't Know How She Does It (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. 2011-09-08. Unknown parameter
|ur;=ignored (help); - ^ Kaufman, Amy (September 15, 2011). "Movie Projector: 3-D version of 'Lion King' to reign at box office". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
- ^ I Don't Know How She Does It at Box Office Mojo
- ^ I Don't Know How She Does It at AllRovi
- ^ Brendan Bettinger (December 18, 2010). "Christina Hendricks, Olivia Munn, and Seth Meyers Join Sarah Jessica Parker, Pierce Brosnan, and Kelsey Grammer for I DON’T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT". Collider.com.
- ^ "I Don't Know How She Does It". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster, Inc. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
External links [edit]
- Official website
- I Don't Know How She Does It at the Internet Movie Database
- I Don't Know How She Does It at AllRovi
- I Don't Know How She Does It at Box Office Mojo
- I Don't Know How She Does It at Rotten Tomatoes
- I Don't Know How She Does It at Metacritic
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