[.ca] How to Deal (Widescreen Sub AC3 Dol Dts)

I might be the only one, but I adore this movie:
When I first heard that HOW TO DEAL was a combination of two of Sarah Dessen's books, I was skeptical. I love Dessen's books, and thought that making a movie out of one of the books would be a disaster, let alone combining two. Boy was I wrong! HOW TO DEAL is a great teen movie. Halley isn't sure what to believe...her life is incredibly messed up at the moment, and everthing keeps getting crazier. The day her parent's divorce comes through, her sister announces her engagement. Of course Halley doesn't like her future brother-in-law, and she runs to her best friend Scarlett for help. Except, Scarlett doesn't have the same opinion about love. She's fallen head over heels for Michael, a cute, athletic boy. In fact, Halley meets him when she walks in on him and Scarlett...professing their love for eachother. Of course, tragedy strikes soon, and - once again - Halley's life has taken another turn. She meets Macon, token bad boy, and they start hanging out...Scarlett doesn't know what to think when she finds out that she's pregnant, Halley's mom thinks all men are horrible, Halley's dad's getting remarried to "The Bimbo," and Halley's sister is about to get married. HOW TO DEAL is such a cute teen movie, I can't say enough to justify the movie. It's not realistic, it's predictable, it's cheesy - but somehow it's still fun. HOW TO DEAL is recommended to any teenage girls that loved movies like 10 Things I Hate About You, A Walk to Remember, and Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights. Overall grade - A

how to deal rox my sox!:
How to deal is the best teen movie ever!! Its not like any other movie where the princess falls for the prince its different which makes it more original!

I love this movie!:
I love this movie! It was good and the characters seemed real (its hard to explain).And this movie at the end,made my love of books now.At the end it has those talk about books and teen reading and it gave a lot of good books that now I can't stop reading over and over again.So thanks to this book I see why a lot of people enjoy reading.

A relatively realistic look at a teenager's experience:
I think that this was a a well-done movie. The dialogue was realistic, the acting good, but most importantly, the emotions felt true. Even if YOU find Macon irritating (and most objective people would to some extent), you can still completely understand why Hally would fall for him. The characters ring true. Morally, the movie is pretty moderate. Movies that try to change the reality that teenagers have sex never feel true and never break your heart the way your heart used to break when you yourself were a teenager. The movie does not judge teen sex. It takes an objective viewpoint on it, never commenting. Conservatives would say that the fact that teenagers were even portrayed as being sexually active without there being a strong message of disaproval is immoral. Progressives would argue that Hally's friend's pregnancy is an extremely realistic warning against sex and that the movie does it's audience just as much of a disservice by never mentioning birth control or condoms once in the movie. Do I wish that certain things were different? Certainly. I think the last shot of the movie is really unrealistic, with practically every character in the movie peeking through the glass. I kind-of wish that Macon and Hally didn't get together in the end so that the movie could have made a stronger statement, but this is a Hollywood movie, not an independant film. The movie aims to please, and it does. Don't let your moral beliefs either way completely cloud your judgement about one of the best teen flicks out there.

A Poor Attempt at a Teen Movie:
Usually I enjoy teen movies, but "How to Deal" was pretty horrible. The acting and lines were very cheesy, and everything happens so abruptly in the beginning of the movie. You never really get time to connect with any of the characters. Mandy Moore may be somewhat likeable, but her love interest in the movie, Macon, is so annoying that it makes the movie completely unwatchable. I wasn't rooting for them to get together because he just seems obnoxious. If you want good teen comedy, there's lot of other options out there. I would suggest skipping this movie.