Better Off Single
{{short description|2016 film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Better Off Single
| image = Better-off-single-movie-poster-md.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = Benjamin Cox
| producer = Tracey Becker
Benjamin Cox
| writer = Benjamin Cox
| starring = {{Plainlist|
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| music = Kenneth Burgomaster
| cinematography = Igor Kropotov
| editing = Benjamin Cox
| studio = Red Square Pictures
| distributor = Gravitas Ventures
| released = {{film date|2016|10|07}}
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
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Better Off Single (alternatively titled Stereotypically You) is a 2016 American romantic-comedy film written and directed by Benjamin Cox.{{Cite web|date=2016-08-21|title=Watch the trailer for dating comedy Better Off Single|url=https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2016/08/watch-the-trailer-for-dating-comedy-better-off-single/|access-date=2020-10-31|website=Flickering Myth|language=en-US}} The film stars Aaron Tveit, Abby Elliott, Lauren Miller Rogen, Kal Penn, Shane McRae, and Kelen Coleman.
The film was released on October 7, 2016 by Gravitas Ventures.
Cast
- Aaron Tveit as Charlie
- Abby Elliott as Angela
- Lauren Miller Rogen as Kathy
- Kal Penn as Brice
- Shane McRae as Vince
- Kelen Coleman as Lorelei
- Jessica Rothe as Mary
- Haviland Morris as Angela's Mom
Release
The film, originally titled Stereotypically You,{{Cite web|last=Yamato|first=Jen|date=2014-07-22|title=Aaron Tveit Toplines ‘Stereotypically You’; Jeffrey Donovan Joins ‘Sicario’; Courtney James Clark Cast In ‘Jurassic World’|url=https://deadline.com/2014/07/aaron-tveit-jeffrey-donovan-jurassic-world-sicario-courtney-james-clark-807327/|access-date=2020-10-31|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=2014-06-04|title=Kal Penn Boards Indie Comedies ‘Stereotypically You’ and ‘Outliving Emily’|url=https://movieweb.com/kal-penn-boards-indie-comedies-stereotypically-you-and-outliving-emily/|access-date=2020-10-31|website=Movieweb|language=en-US}} was released by Gravitas Ventures on October 7, 2016.{{Cite web|last2=Greene|first2=Steve|last1=Smith|first1=Zipporah|date=2016-10-06|title=Here Are All the Upcoming Movies in Theaters for October 2016|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2016/10/october-2016-movie-release-calendar-the-girl-on-the-train-inferno-birth-of-a-nation-1201732903/|access-date=2020-10-31|website=IndieWire|language=en}}
Reception
Gary Goldstein of The Los Angeles Times negatively reviewed the film and said "With its muddy timeline, kaleidoscope of fantasies, flashbacks and hallucinations, broad characterizations and sitcom slickness, the film never settles down long enough to congeal, much less feel remotely connected to reality."{{Cite web|last= |first= |date=2016-10-06|title=Review: Aaron Tveit makes a series of questionable choices in 'Better Off Single'|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-capsule-better-off-single-review-20161001-snap-story.html|access-date=2020-10-31|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}} Morgan Rojas of Cinemacy also reviewed the film poorly, stating "Better Off Single seems to just fall a bit short of what it has set out to achieve."{{Cite web|date=2016-02-19|title=SBIFF Review: Stereotypically You|url=https://cinemacy.com/sbiff-review-stereotypically-you/|access-date=2020-10-31|website=Cinemacy|language=en-US}}
References
External links
- {{IMDb title|2081374}}
- {{Rotten Tomatoes|better_off_single_2016}}
Category:2016 directorial debut films
Category:2016 romantic comedy films
Category:2010s English-language films