McConaughey and (especially) Hudson manage to make it all work, maintaining their likability even in situations where they inevitably end up acting like jerks.
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Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
At least it's a pleasant walk, with attractive people and nice conversation
It's totally implausible, and yet it gets at something unnervingly real: the way that people can blow a budding relationship by being too honest with each other.
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Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
With its ungainly double-deception premise, How to Lose a Guy feels like it was made out of two connect-the-dots drawings laid haphazardly on top of one another.
There is no shape or pacing to Daniel Petrie's movie. It's like a bottle of soda left uncapped. So thus a story that promised effervescence ends up being flat.
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Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
The movie isn't all bad, and it's sure to succeed with its target audience.
When a chick flick goes wrong -- and this one hits a dead end in hell -- it's a wipeout.
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L.A. WeeklyHazel-Dawn Dumpert
L.A. WeeklyHazel-Dawn Dumpert
Directed by Donald Petrie ("Miss Congeniality") with about as much substance and style as a ham sandwich. It's a heavy hand that damps down such airy creatures as Hudson and McConaughey.