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How Do You Know

How Do You Know

  • Status: Released
  • 17-12-2010
  • Runtime: 121 min
  • Score: 5.3
  • Vote count: 987

After being cut from the USA softball team and feeling a bit past her prime, Lisa finds herself evaluating her life and in the middle of a love triangle, as a corporate guy in crisis competes with her current, baseball-playing beau.

Reese Witherspoon

Lisa Jorgenson

Paul Rudd

George

Owen Wilson

Manny

Jack Nicholson

Charles

Kathryn Hahn

Annie

Molly Price

Coach Sally

Shelley Conn

Terry

Tony Shalhoub

Psychiatrist

Mark Linn-Baker

Ron

Lenny Venito

Al

Ron McLarty

George's Lawyer

Domenick Lombardozzi

Bullpen Pitcher

John Tormey

Doorman

Teyonah Parris

Riva

Dean Norris

Softball Coach

Tara Subkoff

Subpoena Woman

Kimberly Spak

Baseball Fan (uncredited)

David A. Gregory

Matty's Teammate (as David Gregory)

Donna Dundon

Annie's Mom

Cyrus Newitt

Annie's Dad

Will Blagrove

Matty's Teammate

Andrew Wilson

Matty's Teammate

Yuki Matsuzaki

Tori

Bill McKinney

Maitre d'

Jim Bouton

Bullpen Coach

Ken Farnell

Bus Driver (as Kenny Farnell)

Mary Gallagher

Other Female Coach

Aileen Zoccola

Player's Wife

Sachi Jonas

Player's Wife

Amanda Moshay

Player's Wife

Lyssa Roberts

Groped Girl (as Lyssa Lee Roberts)

Seth Sanders

Cocky Agent

Elyse Braner

U.S. National Team

Ryann Hendricks

U.S. National Team

Jessi Sheldon

U.S. National Team (as Jessi Moore)

Amanda Freed

U.S. National Team

Jaime Wohlbach

U.S. National Team

Anjelica Selden

U.S. National Team

Lovieanne Jung

U.S. National Team

Suze Kilner

U.S. National Team

Brian Distance

U.S. National Team

Michael Toolan-Roche

U.S. National Team

Caitlin Hanrahan

U.S. National Team

Deanna Vecchio

U.S. National Team

Samantha Yodowitz

U.S. National Team

Crystl Bustos

U.S. National Team

Andrea Duran

U.S. National Team

Jackie Dempsey

U.S. National Team

Tara Henry

U.S. National Team

Carri Martin

U.S. National Team

Greg Pronko

Security Guard #2

Daymien Valentino

Translator

Jeff Ayars

Job Fair Candidate (uncredited)

Nate Bailey

Dr. J. Ford (uncredited)

Scott Barry

Driver (Precision) (uncredited)

Terrence Beasor

Lisa's Dad (uncredited)

Alexandra Begg

Baseball Player's Wife (uncredited)

Jacob Bertrand

Boy (uncredited)

Robert Bizik

Locksmith (uncredited)

Ian Bonner

Lawyer (uncredited)

Charlie Bonnin

Young Lisa's Dad (uncredited)

Anthony Bradford

Partygoer #1 (uncredited)

Rachel Breitag

Gorgeous Girl #1 (uncredited)

Ernest E. Brown

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Laura Bryce

Gorgeous Girl SI (uncredited)

Jennifer Butler

Charles' Paralegal (uncredited)

Catherine Cahill

Wealthy Woman (uncredited)

Kimberly Lynn Campbell

U.S. National Team (uncredited)

Maria Cecile Callier

Spectator and Pedestrian (uncredited)

Mustafa Cimen

Foreign Diplomat (uncredited)

Sheri Cohen

Frisbee Player (uncredited)

Chris Conlon

Bullpen Pitcher (uncredited)

Moogega Cooper

College Student (uncredited)

Kirk Curran

College Student (uncredited)

Jessica Czop

Groupie (uncredited)

Tom Delconte

Charles' Lawyer (uncredited)

Patricia DiZebba

Condo Resident (uncredited)

Robin Dorsey

Upscale Shopper (uncredited)

Bennett Dunn

Restaurant Bartender (uncredited)

Cindy Engle

Pedestrian (uncredited)

Amy Gieske

Nationals Fan (uncredited)

Philip Greene

Baseball Fan (uncredited)

Doug Henderson

Tourist (uncredited)

Ken Holliday

Baseball Fan (uncredited)

Sidmar Holloman

Fan (uncredited)

George Kardulias

Baseball Fan in the Bleachers (uncredited)

Jonathan Karp

Busboy (uncredited)

Basil Kershner

Player's Parent (uncredited)

Steven J. Klaszky

Pedestrian (uncredited)

Atif Lanier

U.S. National Team (uncredited)

Traci Law

Lawyer (uncredited)

Alexander Lee

DC Businessman (uncredited)

Koa Lang

Waiter (uncredited)

Chris Luensman

Bar Patron (uncredited)

Quang Ly

Computer Tech (uncredited)

Brian M. Martin

Backpacking Student (uncredited)

Cindy Marie Martin

Nationals Fan (uncredited)

Marguerite Mastromatto

Hospital Nurse (uncredited)

Christian Polk McRee

Softball Player (uncredited)

Patsy Meck

Charles' Maid (uncredited)

John Mitchell

Aussie Baseball Fan (uncredited)

Mike Monroe

Bartender (uncredited)

Paul Monte Jr.

Drunk Teammate (uncredited)

Christian Monturano

Rich Baseball Player (uncredited)

Noah Baron

Baseball Fan (uncredited)

Kamurai

Boring watch, won't watch again, and can't recommend. Paul Rudd (especially) and Jack Nicholson are actors I would use as a barometer for movie quality, and even Reese Witherspoon (even though I'm not a big fan) usually is in quality movies, but this is just such a dud. It's the rom com equivalent to watching paint dry. Everything about it draws enormous attention to what you would expect to be happening and not doing it. Trust me, I understand that subversion of expectation is comedy, but there is a rate of diminishing returns on the repetition and duration of the joke, and if you play with that line, then you're writing a comedy for comedy writers because they are the only ones that are going to look at the movie / life as a punchline, and I don't think that is what they were going for. There is an underlying theme of patience and adaptability: life will even out even in the roughest of situations, but the movie just sort of stops without even an epilogue, they're just literally and suddenly not there anymore. I think there is a lot to get out of the movie, if you're strong enough to reach for it: a man who has everything but doesn't give you what you need isn't as good a man who has almost nothing and wants to give you what you need. It's a counter argument to "Nice guys finish last". Please don't waste your time, go watch anything else Paul Rudd has been in except for the one where he buys a French villa.