How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
He's across the pond, and out of his depth.
He's across the pond, and out of his depth.
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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2008
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Sidney Young is a down-on-his-luck journalist. Thanks to a stint involving a pig and a glitzy awards ceremony, Sidney turns his fortunes around, attracting the attention of Clayton Harding, editor of New York-based glossy magazine 'Sharps', and landing the holy grail of journalism jobs. The Brit jets off to the Big Apple and moves from one blunder to the next.
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Runtime:
110 min
Release date:
2 Oct 2008
Country:
GB
Languages:
English
Budget:
$28,000,000
Revenue:
$17,286,299
Awards:
N/A
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Where the movie succeeds is in its sudden right turns, its willingness to kill a dog, always a bold choice, and its consistent emphasis of the comedy over the romance.
– Ben Mankiewicz,
At the Movies,
7 Nov 2008
rotten:
Just because you are supposed to laugh doesn't mean you are going to laugh.
– Ben Lyons,
At the Movies,
7 Nov 2008
rotten:
It plays like a made-for-CBS redo of The Devil Wears Prada.
– Robert Wilonsky,
Village Voice,
3 Oct 2008
rotten:
What was good enough for the printed page -- a comic chronicle of our obsession with the shallow -- has been turned into the object of its own derision.
– Michael O'Sullivan,
Washington Post,
3 Oct 2008
rotten:
Instead of skewering self-important stars and vapid journalists, Friends gets muddled in slapstick and crude humor.
– Scott Bowles,
USA Today,
3 Oct 2008