ART S The Michigan Daily - Monday, February 10, 2003 - 7A '10 Days' a delightful Valentine By Tara Billik Daily Arts Writer Yet another romantic comedy hits the big-screen in plenty of time for Valentine's Day. Although "How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days" is certainly well stocked in the comedy depart- ment, the romance among this battle of the sexes is in rather short supply. The set up begins with Andie Anderson (Kate Hudson, "Almost Famous") as the "How-to" columnist for a women's magazine. Despite her desire to write on "meaningful" top- ics, she is reduced to producing arti- cles for Composure magazine on such McConaughey keeps on livin' By John Laughlin Daily Arts Writer Court esy I keep gettin' older, they stay the same age. superficialities as make-up, dieting and fashion. She convinces a heartbroken friend that there are certain dating "no-no's" responsible for any rela- tionships' demise and plans to test this hypothesis for her next column. The opening of the film rings bells of a the names of these characters weren't enough to set up this artificial world, Ben's boss agrees to give him the account if he can make a certain woman fall in love with him in ten days. Coincidentally, Ben gets the role of the poor chump for Andie's little experiment and she becomes the target for his bet. Andie commits * every dating faux pas LOSE A possible to chase him 0 DAYS away, while he hangs on with every shred of ase and manhood he has left to y 16 win the bet. ount Somewhere amid all the lying and penis How TO GUY IN 1 At Showc Qualit Param go wrong with two of the most beauti- ful people in Hollywood. Hudson is charming and adorable as always. Her Jekyll and Hyde act is completely con- vincing as she transitions smoothly from a clingy, man's worst nightmare, to a sexy sports-loving dream girl. McConaughey takes his shirt off a few times, masters the role of a likeable egotistical fool and takes his shirt off a few more times. Furthermore, the chemistry between them is brilliant. Though the general concept is ridiculously unrealistic, it is easy to sit through the witty script and Donald Petrie's comical direction. Plenty of scenes have the audience laughing out loud. For instance, when Andie crip- ples Ben's manhood by referring to his ... ahem ... as Princess Sophia. Also, Ben getting punched out at the "chick flick" marathon is admirable for both its self-reflexivity and hilarity. Whether you attend the film as a romantic comedy buff, or just a voyeur for Hudson and McConaughey, you'll definitely be cracking up enough to keep from falling asleep. From action films, to intense dramas, to romantic come- dies, Matthew McConaughey is a man who doesn't like to be bogged down by playing "types." "If I've had one rule, one strategy I guess, it's to mix it up, man. I really like doing different things. When I first got started, I remember writing in my diary, acting's like all the 'ologies' but I don't have to stay in class the whole semester." In the wake of his recent release "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days," McConaughey spoke to The Michigan Daily about his character and his views on relationships. McConaughey is no stranger to the romantic comedy, but he felt the script for his latest offered a little bit more to male counterpart of the genre. "The guy in the romantic comedy is sort of the foil and the guy's sort of in the mid- dle," McConaughey said. "But this guy (Ben) has his own ambitions - his own secrets. That kind of gave me a place to play offense and you don't always have that in the male role in the romantic comedy." At one point, Ben spouts the cliche "All's fair in love and war." When asked how true this rang for the actor himself, McConaughey replied, "I thought about it after my last two answers and then I was like, 'What exactly does that mean?' I think it is pretty subjective to say what the hell that means. I don't really prescribe to it, but I'm also not one that's gonna' cast it on someone who does." "How to Lose a Guy" is a type of war between the two main characters - a virtual tug of war of the sexes. Andie (Kate Hudson) keeps pulling and Ben just has to hang on, Both the characters continually deceive one-another, but it would seem the very game that each is playing is what brings them together in the end. "They get together because they both decide to play a game ... we all play games." Spending time traveling in third-world countries, living on his ranch in Texas and taking road-trips, McConaugh- ey, like in his career, doesn't like to settle. His character Wooderson in "Dazed and Confused" asserts, "The older you get the more rules they are going to try and get you to follow. You just gotta' keep on livin' man!" It would appear as though these unscripted lines are McConaugh- ey's creed: "That came out of my mouth at that time. And the 'Just keep livin', that's the name of my company - sort of my motto if I've got one. Ever since that night when it came out, I walked away saying, 'That makes a lot of sense McConaughey."' McConaughey is a man who "just keeps on livin"' and feels with his relationships, "You gotta have your own time, whether it's even your own mind time. There's you, there's me and there's we. I know for me, if you can't share the same space and still be alone with yourself if you want to be, then it's probably not going to work out." 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