ChickLit
{{About|the British comedy film|the type of popular fiction targeted at women|Chick lit}}
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| director = Tony Britten
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| starring = Christian McKay
Dakota Blue Richards
Miles Jupp
Eileen Atkins
John Hurt
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| released = {{film date|2016|9|2|df=y}}
| runtime = 96 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
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ChickLit is a 2016 British comedy film written and directed by Tony Britten and starring Christian McKay, Dakota Blue Richards, Miles Jupp, Eileen Atkins and John Hurt.
Plot
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Cast
- Christian McKay as David Rose
- Dakota Blue Richards as Zoe
- Caroline Catz as Jen
- David Troughton as Justin
- Miles Jupp as Marcus
- John Hurt as Francis Bonar
- Eileen Atkins as Peggy Law
- Niamh Cusack as Claire
Release
The film was released in the United Kingdom on September 2, 2016.{{cite magazine|last=Clack|first=David|title=ChickLit|date=August 30, 2016|magazine=Time Out|url=https://www.timeout.com/movies/chicklit|accessdate=May 1, 2024}}
Reception
The film has a 13% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on eight reviews.{{cite web|title=ChickLit|website=Rotten Tomatoes|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/chicklit|accessdate=May 1, 2024}} Kevin Maher of The Times awarded the film zero stars out of five.{{cite newspaper|last=Maher|first=Kevin|title=ChickLit|date=September 2, 2016|newspaper=The Times|url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/chicklit-zbw7cn5qc|access-date=May 1, 2024}} Wendy Ide of The Observer awarded the film one star out of five.{{cite newspaper|last=Ide|first=Wendy|title=ChickLit review – groanworthy bonkbuster|date=September 4, 2016|newspaper=The Observer|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/sep/04/chicklit-review-bonkbuster-comedy-christian-mckay-dakota-blue-richards|accessdate=May 1, 2024}} David Parkinson of Radio Times awarded the film two stars out of five.{{cite magazine|last=Parkinson|first=David|title=ChickLit|magazine=Radio Times|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/b-bnw28t/chick-lit/|accessdate=May 1, 2024}} Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian also awarded the film two stars out of five.{{cite newspaper|last=Bradshaw|first=Peter|title=ChickLit review – mummy-porn shenanigans fail to arouse|date=September 1, 2016|newspaper=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/sep/01/chicklit-review-mummy-porn-shenanigans-fail-to-arouse|accessdate=May 1, 2024}} Geoffrey Macnab of The Independent awarded the film two stars.{{cite newspaper|last=Macnab|first=Geoffrey|title=Film reviews round-up: Sausage Party, Morgan, ChickLit, Jim|date=August 30, 2016|newspaper=The Independent|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/film-reviews-roundup-sausage-party-morgan-chicklit-jim-a7216616.html|accessdate=May 1, 2024}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|3865238}}
- {{rotten-tomatoes|chicklit}}