To this present day, Find out how to Lose a Man in 10 Days stays a rom-com favourite due to the characters and chemistry.
Hudson: It’s truly fairly [a] feminist film, and I believe that actually resonates with younger ladies: The idea that girls are in command of their very own future, their very own life, and their very own goal and the truth that Andy is a journalist [who’s] working a job that isn’t actually what she desires to be doing, and she or he chooses to pursue her dream. It’s a really robust feminine character that a number of ladies connect with.
Hahn: I believe this film simply is pleasure: lovely people and souls, a complicated-enough setup, actual feminine friendships, a lady with ambition and the ache for authenticity. Kate and I simply did a junket and may’t inform you what number of journalists stated they had been impressed by Andie Anderson. You’ll be able to simply really feel it has good vibes. Additionally, the yellow gown. I imply, come on.
Obst: Every style has a special crucial set of elements to take off, and in romantic comedies, that set of elements [is] chemistry and writing. It doesn’t must appear like a Chris Nolan film. I believe there have been two causes [why it worked]. One is [that] they had been excellent chemistry in that film, and that’s what makes a romantic film. They had been magic collectively. I believe the opposite cause is that generally rom-coms appear simple, and so individuals do horrible variations of them as a result of they’re alleged to be simple. A few of the finest writers I’ve ever labored with labored on this script, and on the similar time, it took flight, it turned one thing larger than it was due to the casting.
Hahn: Kate and Matthew simply had this golden aura round them—simply generosity, hearth, and poo—and clearly all these years later, [it’s] so uncommon. [Matthew] was a complete pleasure. What a peach of an individual.
McConaughey: It’s actually enjoyable because the viewers member to be in on the joke with one character whereas the opposite one is just not. Find out how to Lose a Man in 10 Days has a lot enjoyable viewers engagement and participation on this means.
Petrie: To me, it’s relatability [that solidifies its legacy]. Once we had been testing the movie, you count on a rom-com like this to have the next ranking from ladies than males. With ladies, we had been at 99%, and with males, which we thought can be a substantial drop-off, it was about 89%. In order that meant we had a proportion of 94%.
Hudson: [My daughter] Rani found Sephora, which is a dialog in itself [and] we went in there. These 14-year-old ladies had been working as much as me at Sephora being like, “Oh, my God, I really like Find out how to Lose a Man.” Like, oh, my God, 20 years later. I used to be like, “Wow, this film simply retains dwelling.” It’s fairly wonderful to have been ready to try this and nonetheless have an effect on one other technology.
Whereas there aren’t any plans for a sequel, Hudson has some ideas on the place Andie and Ben at the moment are.
Buckley: I hear rumblings about [a sequel] every now and then. However then I by no means see it go wherever, if that is smart. The story happened at a time when it was all in regards to the high-concept concept. And this was a really high-concept concept.
Petrie: I don’t understand how you’d do it, frankly. I don’t suppose it might be the identical with out Kate and Matthew in it. I do know that the women who wrote the unique guide have written these stick-figure how-to books. But it surely’s past me. It must be a author coming in with a tremendous pitch of how they’ll sequel-ize this.
Hudson: Individuals at all times ask us [about a sequel] however there’s nothing within the works. I really like working with Matthew, so I’m certain sooner or later we’ll work collectively once more. My hope is that [Andie and Ben] are completely happy, they’ve obtained a bunch of children, they obtained married, and so they’re nonetheless enjoying Bullshit together with his dad and mom. If there was a sequel, I’m certain there can be some battle in there someplace.
