How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

I have to start out saying, that although I am about to critique this film, I love this movie! Ha! And, the critiquing begins...

The most prominent feelings that I have during "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" are uncomfortableness and embarrassment. These feelings occur during the many times in the film that Andy Anderson pulls out all of the stereotypical crazy woman moves and tries to...well...lose her guy. The scene that makes me cringe most in this film is during the guy's poker night.

Not only does Andy barge into a "guy's night," but she leaves no stereotype unturned. First, Andy makes her entrance carrying a plate of cucumber sandwiches. This taps into the mother stereotype where she tries to make "her" boys eat healthy. As a girl, I would like to say, if someone took away my pizza and tried to feed me a cucumber sandwich, I would punch them in the face! Andy also makes Ben blow his nose! If that is not stereotypically a mother's role, then I don't know what is. Not to mention, Andy makes the boys put out their cigars.

The worst part of this whole scene, is when Andy cries, "You killed our love fern!" At that point, I was scrunching lower and lower on the couch because I was so embarrassed for her! No woman that I know acts like that!

I guess what I'm trying to say is that all of the female stereotypes in this film are extremely over-exaggerated, and as a young, independent woman, it sometimes makes me feel really uncomfortable watching them.