DVD Movie Rating for: How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days?

rated 3 out of 5 stars

Movie Plot of: How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days?

Andie is a writer who works at a woman's magazine but longs to write about something more substantial like politics and the environment but her boss won't let her. Ben works in advertising, and he has suggested to his boss that they go after a diamond merchant, which he agrees but is considering giving to two female employees, Spears and Green, cause he feels that it neeeds the feminine touch. Andie's friend announces at a meeting that she's been dumped, and their boss comes up with the idea of writing an article about how one goes about getting a guy to leave or dump them. Andie agrees to do it on the condition that she be allowed to write what she wants to write and her boss says yes. Now Spears and Green were at the magazine trying to court them to join their agency and hear about Andie's assignment. Later that evening, Ben meets with his boss and the girls and insists that he be allowed to handle the account of the diamond merchant. In the end the girls bet Ben that if he could get a girl to fall in love with him in 10 days, he can handle the account. And the girls pick Andie, who was there looking for her subject, and knowing about her article, they knew that she will do everything possible to turn him off. And she does but Ben endures everything she does, and she finds herself falling for him.

DVD Production Details of: How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days?

Starring: Kate Hudson, Matthew McConaughey
Director: Donald Petrie
Format: Color, Closed-captioned Rated:
Studio: Paramount Home Video
DVD Release Date: July 1, 2003
DVD Features:
Commentary by director Donald Petrie
Cast & Crew Interviews
5 Deleted Scenes with Director's Commentary
Mapping Out the Perfect Location - featurette
Music Video - "Somebody Like You" by Keith Urban
Full-screen format

DVD Easter Eggs

None

Cast of the movie: How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days?

• Kate Hudson .... Andie Anderson
• Matthew McConaughey .... Benjamin 'Ben' Barry
• Kathryn Hahn .... Michelle Rubin
• Annie Parisse .... Jeannie Ashcroft
• Adam Goldberg .... Tony
• Thomas Lennon .... Thayer
• Michael Michele .... Judy Spears
• Shalom Harlow .... Judy 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
• John DiResta .... Joey Sr.
• Scott Benes .... Joey Jr.
• Zachary Benes .... Joey Jr.
• Rebecca Harris .... Dora
• Liliane Montevecchi .... Mrs. DeLauer
• James Mainprize .... Mr. DeLauer
• William Hill .... DeLauer Security
• Georgia Craig .... Receptionist Candi
• Tony Longo .... Sensitive Moviegoer
• Warner Wolf .... Himself
• Doug Murray .... Mark Sawyer
• Natalie Madison-Brown .... Mrs. Sawyer (as Natalie Brown)
• Andrew Moodie .... Poker Pal Ronald
• David Macniven .... Poker Pal Francis
• Jeff Gruich .... Poker Pal Joe
• William Duell .... Old Concession Worker
• Ross Gallo .... Young Concession Worker
• Gina Sorell .... Vegetarian Waitress
• Diego Fuentes .... Kitchen Worker
• Ingrid Hart .... Mullen's Hostess
• Al Bernstein .... Party Waiter
• Marvin Hamlisch .... Himself
• Collin Barrett .... Orchestra
• Bruce Farquhar .... Orchestra
• Rod MacDonald .... Orchestra
• Bob Reeves .... Orchestra
• Gery Soles .... Orchestra
• Jim Paris .... Orchestra
• Frank Penny .... Orchestra
• Marv Albert .... The Voice of the New York Knicks (voice)
• Randy Kerdoon .... Arena Announcer (voice)
• Ames Adamson .... Extra (uncredited)
• Craig Castaldo .... Himself (uncredited)
• David C. Roehm Sr. .... Motorist (uncredited)

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Reviews of the movie: How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days?

"How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days" is a little bit of contempo fluff for the 13-24 demographic which bets heavily on the popularity of the two protags, Hudson and McConaughey. The flick's premise has a built in problem as it requires both protags to act uncharacteristically during most of the run thereby making the superficial character development even more superficial. Sorely lacking the creative department and with nothing going for it save Hudson's over-worked smile and McConaughey's overworked suavity, there's little to praise in this very average romcom which is sure to make broadcast in a heartbeat

Kate Hudson twinkles as the heroine of How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, a magazine writer assigned to date a guy, make all the mistakes girls make that drive guys away (being clingy, talking in baby-talk, etc.), and record the process like a sociological experiment. However, the guy she picks--rangy Matthew McConaughey--is an advertising executive who's just bet that he can make a woman fall in love with him in ten days; if he succeeds, he'll win a huge account that will make his career. The set-up is completely absurd, but the collision of their efforts to woo and repel creates some pretty funny scenes. McConaughey's easy charm and Hudson's lightweight impishness play well together and the plot, though strictly Hollywood formula, chugs along efficiently. At moments Hudson seems to channel her mother, Goldie Hawn, to slightly unnerving effect.