How to Deal

Teen pop star Mandy Moore stars in the romantic comedy How to Deal. Directed by British filmmaker Clare Kilner, the script is based on two of author Sarah Dessen's popular teen novels: -Someone Like You and -That Summer. Halley (Moore) is a teenager trying to make sense of the faltering romantic ...more

Though it deserves credit for delving into the messier aspects of teen angst, popster Mandy Moore's second starring vehicle is as schizophrenic as the adolescent-girl mood swings it attempts to deconstruct. It becomes apparent early on that How to Deal's title is purely ironic, as Neena Beber's script -- adapted from not one but two young adult novels by Sarah Dessen -- finds most of the major characters avoiding major life crises with a cheery oblivion. There's just too much going on here for a ...more