Predictable script disappointing

Adding to this year's streak of good ole romantic comedies, "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" sticks with the trad predictability of the genre. Although cheesy and farfetched, the movie is also quite funny and succeeds in entertaining.\nThe movie centers around Andie Anderson (Kate Hudson), a "how-to" columnist for an upscale sex and fashion magazine. Hoping to impress her boss (Bebe Neuwirth), Andie begins working on a story detailing the mistakes women make that drive men away. On a mission to find a guy and drive him crazy in 10 days, Andie chooses ad-executive Ben Barry (McConaughey) as her guinea pig. As Andie concentrates on making Ben's life miserable, Ben is working on a bet that he can make any woman fall in love with him in 10 days (convenient timing, I reckon). Not surprisingly the two find themselves mixed up in a mess of love and lies as their ulterior motives start to conflict with romance. \nHudson and McConaughey are a perfect pair, each exuding charisma and playfulness. The chemistry is undeniable between the actors and both perform consistently well. Hudson is adorable and makes a hilarious psycho-girlfriend. Her outlandish acts of girlfriend cruelty (i.e. filling Ben's medicine cabinet with tampons and Vagisil) single-handidly save the film from droll mediocrity and failure. \nWhile the acting is up to par in "10 Days," the screenwriting and general story of the film hit a double bogie. The humor isn't clever, but rather rests on the hilarity of male genitalia and those sure-to-be-wacky feminine antics, and no run of the mill romantic comedy would be complete without painfully cheesy dialogue and a weak plot. This movie capitalizes on both. The most excruciating display of bad writing peaks with the last few lines of the movie, as in many other romances. \nThis movie isn't thought provoking or extraordinary, and I doubt we'll ever hear McConaughey's Oscar acceptance speech. But most romantic comedies aren't outstanding works of cinema but rather light-hearted entertainment. "10 Days" isn't any "Pretty Woman" or "When Harry Met Sally," but is comparable to a similarly predictable flick like "Sweet Home Alabama." While often funny and cute, "10 Days" drowns in a sea of average, humdrum romantic comedies.