Appealing stars in stale movie

Rating: Null/10 (23 November 2003)

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days - He's a Manhattan ad executive; she's a how-to columnist for a Cosmopolitan'-type women's magazine, and they both make bets for different reasons (him, to buy over his boss's account, and her, to write a column based on what not to do in relationships) that they can win over each other's love. Airy, laborious romantic comedy has two zesty stars managing to kindle chemistry, but they deserve a better movie. The bubbly, adorable Hudson has a cute photogenic smile and an infectious laugh, but her whiny character shows how to lose a viewer's patience in 10 minutes'. Based on the novel by Michelle Alexander and Jeannie Long.
** (out of ****)