Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Kate Hudson, Adam Goldberg, Michael Michele, Shalom Harlow, Bebe Neuwirth

Director: Donald Petrie

Summary: Andie is a young political journalist who takes a job writing an advice column for a women's magazine to make some money. Andie takes on an assignment to prove her theory of what is likely to drive a man away...

Andie Anderson (Kate Hudson) decides to spice up her How-To column in Composure Magazine by venturing out into the Manhattan singles market to see if she can make a guy fall for her, and then get him to dump her within 10 days. Simultaneously, advertising executive Benjamin Barry (Matthew McConaughey) makes a bet with his boss that he can meet a woman and have her fall in love with him within 10 days. Naturally the two of them come together, and, oblivious to each other's wagers, they quickly bond. But when Andie turns off her charms and turns on the dumping tactics, Benjamin must do all he can not to be repulsed by her so that he can win his side of the bet. With Andie unable to comprehend why she can't rid herself of her guy, and with Benjamin frustrated at Andie's peculiar behavior, the two of them begin down the inexorable path toward genuine romance.
This charming romantic comedy, based on the book HOW TO LOSE A GUY IN 10 DAYS: THE UNIVERSAL DON'TS OF DATING by Michele Alexander and Jeanie Long, features plenty of on-screen chemistry between Hudson and McConaughey. For Hudson, her role in HOW TO LOSE A GUY is vaguely reminiscent of characters played by her mom, Goldie Hawn.

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Kate Hudson twinkles as the heroine of How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. She's a magazine writer assigned to date a guy, make all the mistakes girls make that drive guys away (being clingy, talking in baby-talk and so on) and records the process like a sociological experiment. However, the guy she picks-- Matthew McConaughey--is an advertising executive who's just bet that he can make a woman fall in love with him in 10 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. --Bret Fetzer

Aspect Ratio:	1.78 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Commentary By The Director Donald Petrie, Mapping Out The Perfect Movie, Deleted Scenes With Directors Commentary, Mapping Out The Perfect Location
Subtitles:	Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Swedish, Turkish
Year:	2003
Release Date:	October 6, 2003
Runtime:	111 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	P H E 8311
Keywords:	Days, Comedy, General, Lose, How, Wide, Screen, Guy, Romantic
Genre:	Comedy