How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

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I want to start this movie review by saying that... I'm a huge fan of Kate Hudson! This being a fan of her started after I watched this movie and from then on, hunting more films that includes her just become a hit to me. "Raising Helen" which of course starred by her, is also a very cute movie that I couldn't just give away from my collection. I'm sure that most of you have already seen that movie too. I'll be reviewing that next time.

"How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" is a romantic comedy film directed by Donald Petrie in 2003, starring Kate Hudson, who played as Andie Anderson, and Matthew MacConaughey as Benjamin Barry McDonalds. Andie is a column writer in a girl magazine called "Composure" and she's the one taking care of the column, 'How to...'. Yet, she finds this particular work boring for she loves writing more about relevant topics such as politics, poverty, and reality issues. Until she found herself formulating another story which is inspired by her friend's (Michelle) recent breakup. Michelle did the classic mistakes that a woman does that drive men away. With this incident, Andie thought of writing a column entitled, "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" by dating a random guy around, make him fall in love and drive him away by making those typical mistakes in just 10 days. Interesting, right?

Meanwhile, Benjamin, an arrogant handsome guy is trying to pitch an advertisement for diamonds. Although, his boss already gave the job to women advertisers, he pushed his way on getting it. Since he tried convincing that his pitch is wonderful by saying, "Women in lust wants chocolates, a woman in love wants diamond" and so, the bet arose when he was challenged to prove it by making a woman fall in love with him and bringing her with him at the diamond launch. By then, the pitch will be his. 

That meeting came up with an idea of choosing the girl for Benjamin in that exact place to where they are. Of course, he chose the girl. Unfortunately, he sighted Andie, who looked so cute and smart which is perfect because Andie was also in the hunt of a guy for her column!

Dating begun without them revealing their real intentions to each other. Of course,  who would? It was beautiful on the first days that they were so sweet as a real couple just when the 3rd day came. Andie intentionally started to irritate Benjamin with her turning-off-a-guy gestures. With all these funny incidents, there they came about to a big fight which happened on the fourth day. Since Matthew realized that he's doing this for his career, he thought of winning her back by suggesting to go for a 'couples therapy". Andie, as smart as she is, went for it that she chose a therapist herself which is Michelle. The fake therapist as expected. Talking and counseling here and there, which is by the way played very well by Michelle that turned out advising the two to have a weekend getaway together... to Mat's family house. It was like a very bad turn for Andie that she questionably stared at Michelle for what she did. But then, the decision was made and she can't just turn things back. And so they went for a vacation at the province on the fifth day.

The weekend vacation was great that Andie heard from Mat's family that she's the very first girl that he ever brought to their house. Everybody loved her and she started to feel something for Matthew as well as feeling guilty. They instantly became two persons who just blissfully enjoyed the moment together. Just then, as they went back to the city, things were complicated emotionally that it was hard for them to feel the reality of why they're together. 

The last event was to come for Matthew's victory to get the pitch. And that is to bring Andie to the diamond launch. Andie went. 

Matthew's colleagues were surprised to see that the girl arrived with him at the launch. But, they still have to know something. Is Andie really in love with him? They did asked Andie. Sadly, Andie said that she's not in love. From this event on, the party became the worse that it got. Andie and Benjamin finally came to know their real intentions to each other by hearing those reality from their own bosses who were also in the same event. Both of them tried to hurt each other by making a scene on the stage when Mat was asked to sing for the owner of the diamond company. He intentionally announced that Andie will sing with him. That exchange of furious and hurtful words was the worse!

And yeah, as expected, Andie was really in love and she couldn't hide it that at the end of her column it was stated. Benjamin was forced by his friend to read Andie's column and from then on, the happy and their real love story begun.