How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Donald Petrie

Writers (WGA):

Michele Alexander (book) and
Jeannie Long (book) ...

Release Date:

7 February 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

One of them is lying. So is the other.

Plot:

Benjamin Barry is an advertising executive and ladies' man who, to win a big campaign, bets that he can make a woman fall in love with him in 10 days. Andie Anderson covers the "How To" beat for "Composure" magazine and is assigned to write an article on "How to Lose a Guy in 10 days." They meet in a bar shortly after the bet is made.

Plot Keywords:

Advertising Executive | Love | Magazine | Diamond | Party

Awards:

1 win & 7 nominations

Cast

Kate Hudson	...	Andie
Matthew McConaughey	...	Ben
Kathryn Hahn	...	Michelle
Annie Parisse	...	Jeannie
Adam Goldberg	...	Tony
Thomas Lennon	...	Thayer
Michael Michele	...	Spears
Shalom Harlow	...	Green
Robert Klein	...	Phillip Warren
Bebe Neuwirth	...	Lana Jong
Samantha Quan	...	Lori
Justin Peroff	...	Mike
Celia Weston	...	Glenda
James Murtaugh	...	Jack
Archie MacGregor	...	Uncle Arnold

Also Known As:

How to Lose a Guy (USA) (working title)
Wie werde ich ihn los in 10 Tagen (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some sex-related material.

Runtime:

116 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Switzerland:12 (canton of Zurich) | Iceland:L | Malaysia:18SX | USA:PG-13 (certificate #39576) | Norway:12 (TV rating) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Brazil:12 | Finland:S | Germany:o.Al. (w) | Hong Kong:IIA | New Zealand:PG | Norway:A | Peru:PT | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12A

Filming Locations:

Ayr, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Lynda Obst Productions

Trivia:

Kate Hudson improvised plastering Matthew McConaughey with kisses during the scene where she introduces the new dog. This is why McConaughey looks genuinely surprised.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Ben buys Andy the coke with no ice, he takes the soda with no lid. Once he gets back to Andy the soda has a lid and straw.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Jeannie Ashcroft: [reading] "And only then will the people of Tajikistan know true and lasting peace." Andie, it's brilliant. It's really moving. But it's never going to appear in Composure Magazine.

Movie Connections:

References Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)

Soundtrack:

Kiss Me

Reasonable romantic comedy

'How to...' columnist for composure magazine, Andie Anderson (Kate Hudson) agrees to write a first-hand account about what it takes to drive a man out of your life in just 10 days. Eligible bachelor Benjamin Barry (Matthew McConaughey) accepts a high-stakes bet that he can lure any woman into falling in love with him...also in 10 days.

With the couple consistently tying to deceive one another, this turns out to be a pretty funny ride, and the chemistry between Hudson and McConaughey is excellent, which does help to hide the lack of depth in the story.

I've seen better, but it's entertaining enough 6/10