how to lose friend and alienate people be in all honesty one of the best comedy i have see this year along with pineapple express and step brother . it not one of those gross out comedy that heavily rely on fart joke and toilet humor but instead move at an affable pace and you will be easily attach to the unfolding narrative . simon pegg nail it in the coffin with his hilarious portrayal of a fish out of water character and be quickly detach himself from the tripod he once belong to back in england ( the other two would be nick frost and edgar wright ) . get yourself in the top of the hollywood food chain be a hard thing to do a we can clearly see with pegg and his first jab at the lead role be david schwimmer comedy run fatboy run but it receive lukewarm review from critic and audience alike . his second try be this movie and get fairly positive review from the majority but be a flop in the box office . i and for one still haven not lose faith in him and i will still be there whenever he want to take that third shot for glory . other character be well cast from jeff bridge to danny huston and gillian anderson . surprisingly and kirsten dunst in my opinion fare well in this movie a the love angle to pegg character however and the spark that i saw in interview with the vampire be still lose . she need to find it and fast or she might suffer the consequence of be lose in the land of rom coms forever .