Simon Pegg, Kirsten Dunst, Danny Huston
A British writer struggles to fit in at a high-profile magazine in New York. Based on Toby Young's memoir "How to Lose Friends & Alienate People".
DVD Release Date: February 17, 2009
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Flixster Reviews (3,407)
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June 28, 2009Accually very funny! I love Simon Peg, he is a great comedien! British actors are so much funnier than Americans!
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April 30, 2009When it comes to reviewing comedies, the most important thing to consider is how often it made you laugh. That's really all you could ask for, afterall - the great comedies also are worth caring about, but successful pictures in the genre are simply funny. "How to Lose Friends an...( read more)
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April 17, 2009Amiable farce with an impressive cast let down by a predictable plot. Dunst is a surprisingly good comedic actress.
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April 14, 2009A scandal sheet satire that wears its antisocial tendencies on its sleeve, the film takes aim at the inane gossip rag media world. But more often than not avoids punishment to fit the tabloid grime, that calls for more caustic rather than giddy strokes. Pegg manages to be both ob...( read more)
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November 21, 2009I like the fact this was based on a true story about an englishman in New York and it starred Simon Pegg. It was very funny, I enjoyed the film and there was some great satire. I was however dissapointed that it turned out to have a hollywood rom com ending.
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November 14, 2009Very funny comedy about a british writer struggling to put his feet in one of the most successful magasines. Simon Pegg exells as usual and assures us again that he's one of the best british comedians nowadays. The humour is always present, and that's the most important factor in...( read more)
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November 10, 2009It was not what I was expecting... it was so much better. Random dabs of humour and idiodicy, loved it.
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November 8, 2009This is a pleasant film. You kind of enjoy watching it, but it's completely unremarkable, which is ashame with such a good cast. I smiled a few times, got bored a few times, but could relate a fair bit. Does that make me unremarkable too?
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Critic Reviews
November 20, 2008
Pete Hammond, Hollywood.com
October 3, 2008
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
Nothing in How to Lose Friends feels fresh or on target. full review
October 3, 2008
Nigel Andrews, The Financial Times
They should have called it Carry on Columnist and incorporated digitised cameos from the late Sid James and Kenneth Williams. Come to think of it, that might have made it funny. full review
October 2, 2008
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
Despite the impersonal sameness of the material, it moves along at a good clip, rarely letting a one-note joke outstay its welcome. full review
October 2, 2008
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Pomposity and foolishness abound, but the laughs are few and far between. full review
October 2, 2008
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People is possibly the best movie that could be made about Toby Young that isn't rated NC-17. full review
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October 6, 2008fucking hilarious and even a good story behind all the jokes..megan fox makes it twice as good to begin with..must see defianetl
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