The Competition

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The Competition

2018

1h 43m

Romance

Comedy

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5 Reviews

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Lauren Mauldin encourages women to follow the PIG Theory, and to break up with men precisely at six months in order to avoid heartache. But then she meets Calvin Chesney, who refuses to be dumped. Instead, he challenges Lauren to a competition.

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Joe Leydon

Variety

01/26/2018

This ponderous misfire removes the laughs from romantic comedy in the name of trying to find the essence of true love.

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Derek Smith

Slant Magazine

01/22/2018

1/4

The will-they-won't-they of the film is a non-starter, and as such the film's climax is stripped of suspense and even the most basic of dramatic payoffs.

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Andrea Beach

Common Sense Media

10/08/2019

2/5

Predictable romcom has lots of drinking, some stereotypes.

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Jeff Simon

Buffalo News

04/08/2019

1.5/4

I'm not sure you could find a less engaging and more generic film title than The Competition.

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

01/24/2018

7/10

Contrived with stilted, clunky dialogue and intrusive music, but it's nonetheless engaging and uplifting sans dullness and schmaltz. Thora Birch gives a tender, nuanced performance that exudes charisma. She's just as radiant as Leslie Caron was in Gigi.

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04/03/2021

Enticing your BFFs to cheat while drunk is not cool. Plot devoid of morality, that’s a fatal flaw. Wine glasses shouldn’t hold half a bottle of wine, especially if you’re a size 0, agree the main characters’ hair was horrible, distractingly so. Kept watching for Chris Klein’s cheekbones

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10/27/2019

#1 fave movie of all time

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09/12/2019

If you're hoping to find a romcom as funny as When Harry Met Sally, as relatable as Love Actually, and as classic as The Notebook...this ain't it. I mean, Thora's pink, on-sale, PartyCity-bought hair extension was the ONLY highlight of this movie. Pig Theory? More like Pig Shit! The whole movie is as relatable as the Terminator. Everything was completely unrealistic and forced. If you want to watch a movie that makes your cringe at every single scene, please give it a go! It doesn't even deserve my half-star rating.

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09/09/2019

Do yourself a favor and skip this movie. I was curious to see two of my old childhood favorites together, but this was absolute garbage. The writing was predictable, the acting was one-dimensional and overall it was just plain cheesy. Not to mention that Thora Birch's hair was a COMPLETE disaster the entire time and I couldn't focus on anything else.

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09/07/2019

Thought I could turn on a mindless romcom. Turns out the awfulness sucks you in and makes it unbearable to hear even in the background.

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08/19/2019

This one sucked. Hated it. Too predictable and cheesy.

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Synopsis

Lauren Mauldin encourages women to follow the PIG Theory, and to break up with men precisely at six months in order to avoid heartache. But then she meets Calvin Chesney, who refuses to be dumped. Instead, he challenges Lauren to a competition.

Director: Harvey Lowry
Producer: Kelsey Tucker, Jasmine Fontes, Thora Birch, Harvey Lowry
Screenwriter: Kelsey Tucker
Distributor: Gravitas Ventures
Production Co: The Theory Inc., Ascension Media
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 26, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 26, 2018
Runtime: 1h 43m

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