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How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

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How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)

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Reviews Counted:146

Fresh:63

Rotten:83

Average Rating:5/10

Consensus: Good premise, dull execution.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] some sex-related material

Runtime: 1 hr 55 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Feb 7, 2003 Wide

Box Office: $105,765,605

Synopsis: Andie Anderson (Kate Hudson), Composure Magazine's "How-To" columnist, has a very unusual assignment and a quick deadline. She has to write a firsthand account of all the things that women do to... Andie Anderson (Kate Hudson), Composure Magazine's "How-To" columnist, has a very unusual assignment and a quick deadline. She has to write a firsthand account of all the things that women do to inadvertently drive men away…and she's got to do it in 10 days. Now she's on a mission to find a guy, get him to fall in love with her, then make all the classic dating mistakes so he'll dump her. Too bad Andie's target is ad agency hottie, Benjamin Barry (Matthew McConaughey), who has just made a high-stakes bet with his boss that he can make a woman fall in love with him in 10 days. Does a faux relationship based on deception stand a chance in a world where everyone says they're looking for honesty? You can bet on it!

Paramount Pictures presents "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days," a Robert Evans/Christine Peters Production and a Lynda Obst Production, a Donald Petrie Film, starring Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey. Directed by Donald Petrie, from a screenplay by Kristen Buckley & Brian Regan and Burr Steers, the film is based upon the book by Michele Alexander and Jeannie Long. Lynda Obst, Robert Evans and Christine Peters are the producers and Richard Vane is the executive producer. Also starring in the film are Adam Goldberg, Michael Michele, Shalom Harlow, Bebe Neuwirth, Robert Klein, Kathryn Hahn, Thomas Lennon, Celia Weston and Annie Parisse.

Paramount Pictures is part of the entertainment operations of Viacom Inc., one of the world's largest entertainment and media companies and a leader in the production, promotion and distribution of entertainment, news, sports and music.

The film is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for some sex-related material. [More]

Starring: Kate Hudson, Matthew McConaughey, Thomas Lennon, Adam Goldberg

Starring: Kate Hudson, Matthew McConaughey, Thomas Lennon, Adam Goldberg, Michael Michele

Director: Donald Petrie

Director: Donald Petrie
Screenwriter: Kristen Buckley, Brian Regan
Producer: Lynda Obst, Robert Evans, Christine Peters
Studio: Paramount Pictures

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Where the movie loses me completely is when Andie's behavior takes a turn for the psychotically infantile. I wish I could say the low point is the scene in which Andie begins making goo-goo talk to Ben's (still-trousered) male member…

Full Review Source: Decent Films Guide | comment Comment
02/06/03
Steven D. Greydanus
Steven D. Greydanus
Decent Films Guide

She’s selling low self-esteem and an impossible image of femininity and he’s selling pieces of rock mined by slave labor and made artificially scarce by evil monopolies. Maybe they really are made for each other.

Full Review Source: Flick Filosopher | comment Comment
02/06/03
MaryAnn Johanson
MaryAnn Johanson
Flick Filosopher

With its ungainly double-deception premise, How to Lose a Guy feels like it was made out of two connect-the-dots drawings laid haphazardly on top of one another.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
02/06/03
Owen Gleiberman
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly
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Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
02/05/03
Laura Sinagra
Laura Sinagra
Village Voice

If you want to lose a guy in one day, drag him to see this movie.

Full Review Source: SPLICEDWire | comment Comment
02/05/03
Rob Blackwelder
Rob Blackwelder
SPLICEDWire

Hudson is so impressive than she could charm the paint off the walls.

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02/05/03
Steve Rhodes
Steve Rhodes
Internet Reviews

Cinematic costume jewelry...a more appropriate title would be 'How to Lose an Audience in 10 Minutes.'

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02/05/03
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion

This film sticks like high heels in gravel coming out of the gate. But after the necessary unpleasantness are over the bulk of the film is actually quite entertaining, funny and, well, cute.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Report Card | comment Comment
02/04/03
Ross Anthony
Ross Anthony
Hollywood Report Card

This movie is so intent upon getting cheap laughs and putting the protagonists in uncomfortable situations that it forgets they're supposed to be falling in love.

Full Review Source: ReelViews | comment Comment
02/04/03
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
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02/04/03
Scott A. Mantz
Scott A. Mantz
Scott Mantz' Movie Reviews

This film will likely be enjoyed by anyone who has gone through their own share of 'clingy' girlfriends with a number of laughs and enough overall entertainment to recommend to anyone looking for a fun night out with their honey.

Full Review Source: JoBlo's Movie Emporium | comment Comment
02/03/03
JoBlo
JoBlo
JoBlo's Movie Emporium

A tasty romantic comedy, featuring the battle of the sexes in its most fanciful light.

Full Review Source: Palo Alto Weekly | comment Comment
02/02/03
Jeanne Aufmuth
Jeanne Aufmuth
Palo Alto Weekly

If you’re working for The New Yorker, the legality of Laura Elena Harring’s breasts is not an appropriate pitch for your “Annals of Law” column.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
01/31/03
Ed Gonzalez
Ed Gonzalez
Slant Magazine

This is the kind of movie that was doomed on the page, both by an inherently problematic premise and ill-conceived character motivations.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
01/28/03
Robert Koehler
Robert Koehler
Variety
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This boy-meets-girl movie is a chore to sit through.

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01/28/03
David Hunter
David Hunter
Hollywood Reporter
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An entertaining trifle to a point...but it doesn't treat the character's or the audience's intelligence with the respect they deserve. By the end, you just don't care anymore.

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01/25/03
Dustin Putman
Dustin Putman
DustinPutman.com

Not only does 10 Days rely on that old standby of romantic comedies -- "the bet" -- it one-ups the cliché with two bets!

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
01/22/03
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
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