Rotten
More an exercise in how to lose an audience in 10 minutes.
Rex Reed, New York Observer
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
One of them is lying. So is the other.
2003 · 1h 56m · PG-13
Comedy, Romance
Directed by
Donald Petrie
Overview
It's the battle of wills, as Andie needs to prove she can dump a guy in 10 days, whereas Ben needs to prove he can win a girl in 10 days. Now, the clock is ticking—and the wildly entertaining comedy smash is off and running in this irresistible tale of sex, lies and outrageous romantic fireworks!
Director and cast
- Donald Petrie Director
- Kate Hudson as Andie Anderson
- Matthew McConaughey as Benjamin Barry
- Kathryn Hahn as Michelle Rubin
- Annie Parisse as Jeannie Ashcroft
- Adam Goldberg as Tony
- Thomas Lennon as Thayer
- Michael Michele as Judy Spears
- Shalom Harlow as Judy Green
- Robert Klein as Phillip Warren
- Bebe Neuwirth as Lana Jong
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
42%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Both lovers are duplicitous creeps -- in a perverse way they're made for each other.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Rotten
When a chick flick goes wrong -- and this one hits a dead end in hell -- it's a wipeout.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Rotten
This tortured premise to get them together and the things they go through, every minute of it just lies flat on the screen.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Fresh
Isn't as bad as it looks.
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
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