Brace yourselves, America.
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
Cast |
Simon Pegg, Kirsten Dunst, Megan Fox, Jeff Bridges, Gillian Anderson, Danny Huston |
Director |
Robert B. Weide |
Screenplay | Peter Straughan, based on the book by Toby Young |
Music | David Arnold |
Cinematography | Oliver Stapleton |
Editing | David Freeman |
Sound formats | Dolby Digital, DTS |
Made in | 2008 |
Produced by | Number 9 Films, Film4, Intandem Films, Aramid Entertainment Fund, Lipsync Productions, UK Film Council |
Official Site | IMDB page | ScreenIt Report
Trailer: Small | Medium | Large | Scroll down for embedded trailer
Sex / Nudity |
Violence |
Blood / Gore / Gross |
Guns / Weapons |
Profanity |
Alcohol / Drugs |
Smoking |
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
Imitative Behaviour |
Frightening / Tense Scenes |
Jump Scenes |
Tense Family Scenes |
Music (Scary/Tense) |
Music (Inappropriate) |
Topics to talk about |
Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
Cape Argus / The Star Theresa Smith | 10 | |
Die Burger Jacques Liebenberg | 5 | |
iAfrica.com Rebekah Kendal As always, Pegg delivers, but the irony of him acting in a film about the corrupting, soul-destroying influence of Hollywood is inescapable. | 13 | |
The Citizen Peter Feldman This production has a problem making up its mind whether it wants to be a sweet, life-affirming tale or one with a nasty, vicious bite. | 12 | |
Sunday Times Barry Ronge | 10 | |
Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert How to Lose Friends & Alienate People is possibly the best movie that could be made about Toby Young that isn't rated NC-17. | 18 | |
eye Weekly Adam Nayman The film doesn’t really cut any deeper than the likes of The Devil Wears Prada. | 5 | |
ReelViews James Berardinelli How to Lose Friends represents a near miss: a movie that ends up disappointing because it can't decide what it wants to be. | 13 | |
ScreenIt C. Fuchs Nothing tremendous but capable of delivering more laughs and entertainment value than I was expecting. | 11 | |
Metacritic.com 25 critics | 7 | |
Rottentomatoes critics 104 critics | 10 | |
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer A decent performance from Pegg in a disappointing film. Neither sharp nor satirical, Weide's adaptation relies too heavily on slapstick, and misses the point of the source material in the process. | 8 | |
What the People say | ||
Internet 6467 Netizens Hysterical and Entertaining! | 14 | |
Average .. 52% | 10 |