Based on the memoirs of British journalist Toby Young, this comedy stars Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead) as a...
Based on the memoirs of British journalist Toby Young, this comedy stars Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead) as a disillusioned intellectual who both adores and despises the world of celebrity, fame and glamour.
He gets a job at high-profile New York magazine Sharps, amuses his new editor Clayton Harding (Jeff Bridges), becomes a confidante of starlet Sophie Maes (Megan Fox), and begins a love affair with colleage Alison Olsen (Kirsten Dunst).
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37 %114 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
42 %48,773 reviewsAudience score rating
"Based on the memoirs of a bitter journalist fired from uber-cool mag Vanity Fair, it's a little surprising this movie is so nice. Hell, based on the title I'm surprised it's so nice. But at the risk of sounding like a joyless wanker reviewing a comedy, that's kind of the problem with this film."
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Flicks
Flicks"Cleverly titled but noxious British comedy."
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Variety
Variety"The crushingly unfunny and slopped-together <strong>How to Lose Friends & Alienate People</strong> has neither the ambition nor the intelligence to do justice to its source material."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"A sharp-witted satire of celebrity journalism."
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San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle"When Pegg is breaking protocols with his uniquely ballsy aplomb, dancing like a doofus or doing battle with Venetian blinds, the film almost flies."
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Salon
Salon"There are some very funny lines thanks to Young's sharp, blunt and honest English wit - however, this film isn't, unfortunately, the biting satire it could have been."
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New Zealand Herald
New Zealand Herald"The putrid showbiz comedy How to Lose Friends & Alienate People appears to hit DEFCON 5 in mistaking its brand of moral laxity for cutesy irreverence."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"Ultimately, How To Lose Friends and Alienate People lets itself down with toothless writing, and some join-the-dots direction."
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Dominion PostHow to Lose Friends & Alienate People | Details
- Runtime
- 111
- Genre
- Comedy
- Country of origin
- UK
