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Philadelphia Inquirer by Carrie Rickey
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.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
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Baltimore Sun by Chris Kaltenbach
McConaughey and (especially) Hudson manage to make it all work, maintaining their likability even in situations where they inevitably end up acting like jerks.
60
The New York Times by Dana Stevens
It does have its tart, fizzy moments.
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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.
20
L.A. Weekly by Hazel-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.
40
Wall Street Journal by Joe Morgenstern
The movie isn't all bad, and it's sure to succeed with its target audience.
40
Los Angeles Times by Kenneth Turan
A concept, no matter how promising, is not a movie, and this picture has the bad luck to illustrate the difference.
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Washington Post by Michael O'Sullivan
At least it's a pleasant walk, with attractive people and nice conversation
58
Entertainment Weekly by Owen 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.
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Rolling Stone by Peter Travers
When a chick flick goes wrong -- and this one hits a dead end in hell -- it's a wipeout.