Friday
18Jul2008
Trailer - 'How to Lose Friends and Alienate People'
Friday, July 18, 2008 at 6:38PM
I can be a pretty unreasonable guy. I'll give you that
much. But when I see a project start to come together the way
How to Lose Friends and Alienate People has to
this point, I have to pat Hollywood on the back. Nice job. You're taking a
clever yarn (even though some of this ground has been covered in The Devil
Wears Prada and Ugly Betty), putting it into the hands of an actor
who should be a lot more publicized (Simon
Pegg), and you're surrounding him with
Jeff Bridges,
Kirsten Dunst, and the woman with the most eyes
on her at the moment (Megan
Fox).
That's smart casting, and that's more than we can say
for a lot of movies, particularly comedies.
There's a new trailer for it now over at
Moviefone, and I think it has plenty of
potential. Here's hoping it allows more people to find Simon Pegg, one of the
better comedic actors working right now. Of course, there is a downside. We all
know what a great head of hair Jeff Bridges has. But he shaved it for Iron
Man, so this is a wig in How to Lose Friends. And it's the worst damn
hairpiece since Tom Hanks in The Da Vinci Code, but this one's
supposed to be funny.
Reader Comments (4)
Has anyone read the book?
Pff...Books are for shut-ins.
So why haven't you read it? :)
No, seriously-- I just wondered if it seemed to compare at all--love Simon Pegg!