Summary
- How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days has a 42% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes.
- The rom-com’s audience score is 77%, making it Matthew McConaughey’s best in the genre.
- The film showcases McConaughey’s chemistry with Kate Hudson and is more entertaining than other rom-coms.
Matthew McConaughey has a long and extensive movie career, and after looking back on his filmography, I find it shocking that one of the actor’s best movies is so criminally underrated. McConaughey’s breakthrough came in the early 1990s when he appeared in one of his first feature films — Dazed and Confused. The 1993 coming-of-age comedy, directed by Richard Linklater, featured McConaughey as David Wooderson, a supporting but memorable character. One of McConaughey’s most unforgettable movie moments even came in Dazed and Confused. He uttered the line, “Alright, alright, alright,” and the rest is history.
Matthew McConaughey’s upcoming movies include
The Rivals of Amziah King
(a British crime thriller) and
The Lost Bus
(a drama based on Lizzie Johnson’s 2021 book
Paradise: One Town’s Struggle to Survive an American Wildfire
).
Since Dazed and Confused, McConaughey has starred in numerous critically acclaimed and beloved films, such as A Time to Kill, Amistad, The Lincoln Lawyer, Dallas Buyers Club, The Wolf of Wall Street, Interstellar, and more. McConaughey even won an Oscar for Best Actor for his performance as Ron Woodruff in Dallas Buyers Club. However, despite his success in more serious projects, one of McConaughey’s best movies is a surprisingly underrated (by critics) romantic comedy that premiered in 2003.
How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days Has A 42% Critic Score On Rotten Tomatoes
The 2003 Rom-Com’s Audience Score Is 77%
To my surprise, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days only has a 42 percent Tomatometer score on Rotten Tomatoes, which means it’s considered “Rotten.” However, Matthew McConaughey’s performance as Ben Berry in the 2003 rom-com is undoubtedly one of his most known.McConaughey notably appeared in various rom-coms in the 2000s before moving on to projects in the drama genre, but How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days stands out among the rest.
|
Matthew McConaughey’s Rom-Coms |
Release Date |
Tomatometer |
Audience Score |
|---|---|---|---|
|
The Wedding Planner |
January 26, 2001 |
17% |
59% |
|
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days |
February 7, 2003 |
42% |
77% |
|
Failure to Launch |
March 10, 2006 |
23% |
52% |
|
Fool’s Gold |
February 8, 2008 |
11% |
48% |
|
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past |
May 1, 2009 |
28% |
40% |
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days holds the best Tomatometer score among all of McConaughey’s rom-coms (which include The Wedding Planner, Failure to Launch, Fool’s Gold, and Ghosts of Girlfriends Past). That is not saying much, though, since 42 percent still isn’t a great score. At least McConaughey’s 2003 rom-com‘s Audience Score — 77 percent — is considered “Fresh” on the review-aggregation website, proving it is well-liked and praised by the general audience. Somehow, critics disagree, but How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days has stood the test of time and remains popular two decades after its release.
How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days Is One Of Matthew McConaughey’s Best Movies
How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days Is Certainly McConaughey’s Best Rom-Com
Critics, and sometimes audiences, often dismiss rom-coms and write them off as silly little stories with no substance. However, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days proves that is false. I truly believe Donald Petrie’s 2003 rom-com is one of Matthew McConaughey’s best movies. Sure, Dallas Buyers Club, Interstellar, and Dazed and Confused are certainly at the top of the list, too, but How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days is (at least, to me) much more enjoyable to watch than all the others. Plus, its rewatch factor is better than all the rest.
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
is a film that sticks with viewers, and the same can’t be said for some of [Matthew] McCoaughey’s other movies.
The McConaughey and Kate Hudson movie is hilarious, heartfelt, surprising, and has a unique but inviting premise. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days also has several iconic moments that aren’t easy to forget (e.g. Andie’s yellow dress, the card game at Ben’s family’s house, Ben and Andie’s fern, etc.). Plus, McConaughey and Hudson have crazy chemistry, proving that they should reunite for another rom-com (perhaps one with a better script than Fool’s Gold). Ultimately, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days is a film that sticks with viewers, and the same can’t be said for some of McCoaughey’s other movies.
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McConaughey Did A Lot Of Rom-Coms, But How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days Is Special
McConaughey Starred In 5 Rom-Coms In The 2000s
Matthew McConaughey rose to rom-com stardom in the 2000s as he appeared in five different films in the genre, but How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days is inarguably the best out of all of them. Kate Hudson is McConaughey’s best onscreen partner, and his other costars don’t even come close to the chemistry he and Hudson share. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days is also the funniest and most entertaining of the bunch. Based on all these qualities, it’s still shocking that critics rated the 2003 rom-com so low. Nevertheless, its popularity outweighs the negative reviews.
How to Lose A Guy In 10 Days
How to Lose A Guy in 10 Days, directed by Donald Petrie, is a romantic comedy starring Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey. The film follows a magazine writer and an advertising executive, each with conflicting personal agendas, as they navigate the complexities of a burgeoning relationship. Through humorous situations and romantic entanglements, the narrative explores themes of love, deception, and the challenges of modern dating.
- Director
- Donald Petrie
- Release Date
- February 7, 2003
- Writers
- Michele Alexander , Jeannie Long , Kristen Buckley
- Runtime
- 116 minutes
Source: Rotten Tomatoes
