Directed by:
Robert B. WeideScreenplay:
Peter StraughanCinematography:
Oliver StapletonComposer:
David ArnoldCast:
Simon Pegg, Kirsten Dunst, Danny Huston, Megan Fox, Gillian Anderson, Jeff Bridges, Margo Stilley, Thandiwe Newton, John Lightbody, Diana Kent (more)Plots(1)
Simon Pegg stars as Sidney Young, a gate-crashing British journalist who loves exposing the shallowness of the celebrity world, yet desperately wants to join it. When he accepts an offer from renowned editor Clayton Harding (Jeff Bridges) to write for an ultra-chic magazine in Manhattan, Sidney finally gets to rub elbows with A-list celebrities... but always manages to rub them the wrong way. His fellow writer, Alison Olsen (Kirsten Dunst), is powerless to stop Sidney when he sets his lustful sites on beautiful starlet Sophie Maes (Megan Fox). But when Sophie's publicist (Gillian Anderson) makes him a tempting offer, Sidney is finally poised to conquer the Big Apple... or suffer the biggest humiliation of his life. (Paramount Pictures UK)
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I can imagine that the whole tabloid machine could have been hit with even more vigor, but Simon Pegg is such a comedic element that you basically have to buy whatever he is selling you. In fact, he ends most of the hackneyed dialogue that pushes forward the relatively bland plot with a classically "British" sarcastic addition, for which it's impossible not to love him. You also can't help but love it when Megan Fox walks through the swimming pool and Kirsten Dunst pours several bottles of wine down her throat, and I then secretly anticipate the ending, from which the characters eventually emerge with incredible grace. I haven’t seen a romance that makes you both so angry and entertained for a long time. I’m thankful for it.
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The comedy of the year, mainly thanks to the (no exaggeration) brilliant Simon Pegg and the role of the boss enjoyed by Jeff Bridges. If the film were purely American, nothing groundbreaking would have happened. But this way - thanks to the British "admixture", which is evident from beginning to end - a novel and hellishly entertaining film was created. Even the clichés doesn't bother me. Four and a bit stars.
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I didn't expect this film to be groundbreaking, and it wasn’t. I got a film with a fairly predictable ending, but luckily it wasn’t drowning in pathos and had a relaxed atmosphere. I even had a few good laughs, so I was satisfied. It wasn’t the usual Simon Pegg goofiness, the film was much calmer, but I still had a good time.
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After the Spider-Man trilogy, Kirsten Dunst definitely made the jump to a blockbuster actress, but unfortunately, that didn't help her much in the end. True, she was in a better starting position to take up a fascination with Marie Antoinette because after Mary Jane no one really questioned who Kirsten was, but that's all that happened. Kirsten was seen as the most compelling representation of smart teen movie protagonists with irresistible charm. How to Lose Friends & Alienate People was supposed to show where Kirsten's career would go next. But as with Megan Fox, only the whole thing betrays the (intention of) the cast before their new stardom, and that's not a good thing. During the period from 1999 to 2001, the Alison Olsen character would have perfectly suited Kirsten, but times have changed. So, for the first time, I experienced the runtime of fewer than two hours with this metamorphosis of piled-on awkwardness with an overwhelming aftertaste. The tastelessness that resonates throughout the film is really not something you see all that often. Each idea is like a punishment for wasting film time. It is only logical that this is where La Dolce Vita found its tribute...
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A classic romance, but from a boy’s, immature viewpoint and a British perspective. The cameos are great and welcome, the supporting roles are cast perfectly, Kirsten incredibly cute (and like in Eternal Sunshine, she looks best in a tipsy pose) and evidently everybody is having a great time and making the most of it. Of course, if everything had been exactly the same and the main role were played by somebody other than Simon Pegg, it would have collapsed quicker than a house of cards. But it’s played by him. And those sort of “boy from next door, one of us" roles suit him better than anybody else since the days of the Britcom Spaced.
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