How To Lose Friends and Alienate People (2008) - Robert Weid

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In this hilariously funny fish-out-of-water tale, How to Lose Friends & Alienate People tracks the outrageous escapades of Sidney Young (Simon Pegg), a smalltime, bumbling, British celebrity journalist who is hired by an upscale magazine in New York City. In spectacular fashion Sidney enters high society and burns bridges with bosses, peers and superstars. The film is based on Toby Young’s memoir of the same name and also stars Kirsten Dunst, Danny Huston, Gillian Anderson, Megan Gox, Max Minghella and Jeff Bridges. Directed by Robert Weide, the film will be released by MGM Distribution Co. on October 3, 2008. After disrupting one black-tie event by allowing a wild pig to run rampant, Sidney catches the attention of Clayton Harding (Jeff Bridges), editor of Sharp, and accepts a job with the magazine in New York City. Clayton warns Sidney that he’d better impress and charm everyone he can, if he wants to succeed. Instead, Sidney instantly insults and annoys fellow writer Alison Olsen (Kirsten Dunst). He dares to target the star clients of power publicist Eleanor Johnson (Gillian Anderson). He upsets his direct boss Lawrence Maddox (Danny Huston) and tries to make amends by hiring a stripper to dance for Lawrence during a staff meeting. Sidney, of course, doesn’t stop there, finding creative ways to annoy nearly everyone. His saving graces: a rising, sexy starlet (Megan Fox) develops an odd affection for him, and in time, Alison whose friendship with him might be the only thing saving Sidney from torpedoing his career.

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A história do desastroso e hilariante declínio de Sidney Young, desde a sua promissora carreira de jornalista até ao tremendo fracasso na mais prestigiada revista de Nova Iorque, a Sharps. Sidney passa um mau bocado em Manhattan. Desastrado, mal-educado e perito em gaffes, ele não consegue resistir a pregar partidas que julga inocentes mas que se revelam ordinárias e resultam em monumentais percalços com consequências hilariantes até que, finalmente e contra todas as probabilidades, ele conquista o coração do seu verdadeiro amor.

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Realizador: Robert B. Weide
Elenco: Simon Pegg, Kirsten Dunst, Danny Huston, Gillian Anderson, Megan Fox, Jeff Bridges, Max Minghella, Margo Stilley.

A british writer struggles to fit in at a high-profile magazine in New York City.

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Roger Ebert, https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/how- ... eople-2008

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Não achei o filme tão inteligente e acutilante como tenta parecer e o elenco foi muito mal aproveitado (em particular o Jeff Bridges). É um filme a evitar - 5/10