uk newspaper review seem to have concentrate on the fact that the reviewer tend to know toby young and the journalist on whose real life experience this movie be base . the key word here be base . how to lose friend be a fictitious romcom . sidney young join a prestigious gossip magazine in new york and where he proceed to make gaffe after gaffe before finally get it right and make it . this involve him sell out and and the movie have some serious point to make about journalistic integrity . however and they be not overdone represent the main substance remain a comedy which centre around sidney misadventure . the script have it cake and eat it in that sidney be a stupid and well mean buffoon at the same time a be a smart and moderately obnoxious skilled writer . this contradiction be never that much of an issue and because simon pegg ( a sidney ) project likability too well . jeff bridge underplay sidney editor a little too effectively and and kirsten dunst be rather anonymous a the conflicted eventual object of sidney affection and and with regard to megan fox ( who play an airhead bimbo starlet ) and i can say only this represent just say the word and miss fox and and i will leave my wife and sell all my belonging and and buy myself a plane ticket in order to take my place at your side a your consort . of course and give that i be a fat 56 year old english accountant and you might not find my offer too enticing and but it there on the table anyway . give how short her career have be so far and one might think it be a little too soon for megan fox to take on a role which mercilessly lampoon the sort of actress she might be think to become represent however and she do it sweetly and with some skill and and extremely sexily . this girl will go far . there be stalwart support from a variety of seasoned performer miriam margolyes and bill paterson from the uk and gillian anderson and danny huston from the u . there be several laugh out loud moment and and i smile most of the way through . a ever and the f word make appearance when it really doesn not need to and although at least a couple of these be very funny .