Allison Davies
The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
Maleeha Vincent
It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.
flaviabanu
Set in New York, "How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days" is a romantic comedy film directed by Donald Petrie. Mde in 2003, the movie is starring Kte Hudson, in a role of a journalist and Matthew McConaughy, in the role of an executive advertiser.The movie is based on a short cartoon book of the same name by Michele Alexander and Jeanne Long. The plot revolves around our main characters, Andie Anderson, who is a writer for a woman's magazine called Composure as the "How to..." girl and Benjamin Berry, the advertising executive for sports. Everything becomes quite gripping once the acting begins. Andie is setting herself a goal for her new article: How To Lose A guy in 10 Days. At the same time, Benjamin makes a bet with his boss, saying that he can make any girl fall in love with him. The riveting party begins really, when the two of them end up together, without knowing about each other's plans. How will everything end? In burning flames. One of the things that I have loved about the acting,or just this movie in general, is that the main characters are absolutely charming together, let aside the fact that both of them are stunning. Although, the romcom does have a few bad sides too.Even though the action is convultet and the whole story is pretty cheesy and light- hearted, the script is a bit too predictable and also, it has a silly premise. That said, I can say from the bottom of my buff heart, that this is one of my favorite movies. Intriguing,epic and full of drama, love and comedy, How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days is worth watching.
luvbsmiley
There are a significant amount of people who would have bad things to say about this movie, but I believe that is simply because their expectations are far different from the reality of the movie. It is a typical romantic comedy. Boy and Girl meet and have some sort of obstacle or secret to over come. The secret comes to light and while they're distanced for a while, they come together and end up happily ever after. The people who are disappointed in this movie and those who are expecting more of it than a typical romantic comedy. Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson execute their characters perfectly. While the characters are cheesy, they are believable. In the grand scheme of romantic comedies, this movie achieves its purpose. If you are looking for a thought provoking intellectual movie, obviously look elsewhere.
Dr_Sagan
Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey are paired by Hollywood to star in a few movies as modern couple. There is some chemistry between them but not so much as the producers might wish for.Anyway, this is romantic comedy with a ridiculous premise to justify the weird situations and gags you will experience by seeing it. Obviously the movie being romantic and having jokes of this specific kind is designed to have an appeal in women. I honestly can't expect a group of guys for example, watching such a silly movie.And yes. It is silly. But not necessarily in a bad way. The production is good, the music old time romantic and the whole set-up is build like a fairy tale. Some light drama and a predicable outcome.
mistoppi
I like the idea that both characters are not 100 % into the relationship forming between them, but not for the usual reasons. Both are doing it for their job, but their goals are the opposite. And it's hilarious for the viewer to watch them struggling with what they got themselves into. Andie's driving Ben crazy, but Ben doesn't want to give up on the bet, so he tries to hold on to Andie, which frustrates her. The tension is amazing.A lot of things in this film were pretty generic. The soundtrack is generic, so are the characters and the structure. But then again, in romantic comedies it's kind of good we can trust the structure to be similar. We don't watch romantic comedies to see an amazing art film, it's for fun and crying your eyes out if you need to. (This one didn't make that happen though.) The dialogue is also very generic, but! There was one specific piece of Dialogue I really enjoyed. It was when Andie and Ben first met. They mostly used one word lines, like "Unattached?" "Currently." "Likewise." "Surprising." I love that dialogue! It's so simplified! And that's what makes it amusing. It's also a kind of smart way to show how they are testing the waters. Neither of them is actually looking for serious relationship. Andie is looking for a normal guy she can hook and then destroy. Ben is looking for someone he can make fall in love with him. So why use long sentences when just trying to check if the other one seems alright for the "mission"?But How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days is an amusing film. It's entertaining and kind of cute. It's predictable, sure, and the writing is not the best, yet even though it's surprisingly long, it doesn't frustrate you, at least during the first view.
