Monday 10 August 2015

How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days (2003) 8/10

Starring : Kate Hudson, Matthew McConaughey, Kathryn Hahn, Annie Parisse, Adam Goldberg, Thomas Lennon, Michael Michele, Shalom Harlow, Robert Klein, Bebe Neuwirth
Director : Donald Petrie
Running Time : 116 mins

Magazine columnist Andie Anderson (Hudson) is asked by her boss to write an article about the bad things women do that drive men away and to date a guinea pig to see how he reacts. Unfortunately she chooses Ben Barry (McConaughey) who, in order to gain a promotion at work, has been challenged to make a woman fall in love with him.

This is a fun romantic comedy that sounds a lot more complicated than it really is. The two leads work well together (this wasn’t their last joint effort, either) and the supporting cast are great fun, especially Kathryn Hahn who is tremendous. It does get a little bitter-sweet towards the end, but there’s plenty of fun watching Hudson try to drive McConaughey away while he tries desperately to put up with her fake mood swings.

You’ll like this if you liked : The Ugly Truth


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