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- 2003
- PG-13
- Paramount Pictures
- 1 h 56 m
- 2003
- PG-13
- Paramount Pictures
- 1 h 56 m
Summary A ladies man just bet his friends that he can make a woman fall in love with him in 10 days. In a twist of fate, his target is a magazine columnist writing about (and practicing) all the things women do to drive men away.
Directed By: Donald Petrie
- 2003
- PG-13
- Paramount Pictures
- 1 h 56 m
- 2003
- PG-13
- Paramount Pictures
- 1 h 56 m
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
45
6.2
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Summary A ladies man just bet his friends that he can make a woman fall in love with him in 10 days. In a twist of fate, his target is a magazine columnist writing about (and practicing) all the things women do to drive men away.
Directed By: Donald Petrie
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 31 Critic Reviews
45
26% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
52% Mixed
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
23% Negative
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 31 Critic Reviews
45
26% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
52% Mixed
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
23% Negative
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
It's about as close to French farce as romantic comedies get, and the closer the better.
The picture is actually watchable. What's more, as romance comedies go, it's something of a novelty.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 69 User Ratings
6.2
42% Positive
29 Ratings
29 Ratings
49% Mixed
34 Ratings
34 Ratings
9% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 69 User Ratings
6.2
42% Positive
29 Ratings
29 Ratings
49% Mixed
34 Ratings
34 Ratings
9% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
Very clever thought out movie. So funny I can't help but like this movie. One is trying to make her fall in love in days, and the other one is trying to make him break up with her in 10 days.
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As her character resorts to increasingly cruel and devious pranks, Hudson only seems funnier and more endearing.
With a premise this screwy, nobody has any choice but to follow the savvy lead of Bebe Neuwirth, who, as Hudson's "Composure" editor, hams her queen-bitch-mother-hen role to glazed perfection.
The few chuckles the film affords come early, and too often the script desperately tries to repeat them. By the end, it's not funny or happy -- just over. And you're glad for it, the one true emotion you feel in the whole two hours.
Large chunks of the film seem like a record played at the wrong speed: The tempo of the dialogue as delivered doesn't match the lines as written, and the filmmakers are too lazy or too inept to make their convoluted premise jibe with any recognizable idea of human nature.
All in all, the only lesson here is how to irritate. This is a stupid movie for stupid people. If you're a stupid person, knock yourself out. Please
Cinema is full of little foolish romantic comedies, some of them without any relevant fun. But unlike many people, I liked this movie a lot. It is not a comedy for laughing out loud, but I have to admit that it does what it promises: gives us a few minutes of good entertainment, a nice humor we can see in family without feeling that we waste our time.
The script is not particularly brilliant, but works decently: Andie, a promising young journalist, eager to do something better in her career, has to write an article about the mistakes women make in dating and relationships, and for that is challenged to start dating and put these mistakes into practice, so that, after ten days, end up single. At the same time, Benjamin, a macho advertiser with a fame as a womanizer, makes a bet with his boss: if he gets a woman truly falling in love with him in ten days, he will get a very good advertising contract with a huge diamond company. And fate (if we can call fate to another woman, a Benjamin's competitor eager to win the contract for herself) put them both together: he has to make her fall in love, and she has to be the girlfriend that came from Hell.
The movie is really funny and has truly intelligent moments, jokes and puns. For me, it is above the vulgar romantic comedy, and I think much of the success is due to the excellent performance of the "couple" of main actors. Kate Hudson was at the height of a career increasingly promising, she had just won a Golden Globe with "Almost Famous" and seemed well-packed to become an increasingly popular and requested actress. She really did a very good job in this movie, which is perhaps her best movie so far. On the other hand, Mathew McConaughey also did an excellent job, articulating himself very well with her and giving his character an aura of charm and sympathy that matched Hudson's beauty and humor. The film also features good participation by Bebe Neuworth, Adam Goldberg and Kathryn Hahn.
Technically, the movie is not brilliant, but that's not what is expected of it either. It has good cinematography and good sets, the costumes are within what we expected to see, and the edition was performed satisfactorily. The film has a pleasant pace and the soundtrack does their work discreetly, leaving the actors (and especially Hudson) the stage needed to make humor.
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The definitive Matthew McConaughey romantic-comedy. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days knows exactly what it is and manages to excite regardless. Kate Hudson isn't half bad either.
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Awards
Teen Choice Awards
• 6 Nominations
BMI Film & TV Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
MTV Movie + TV Awards
• 1 Nomination
