This is a movie based on a memoir of the same title. There were two things that attracted me to this movie. First, the trailer which I thought was funny and had funny actors in it and Second, the name sounded a lot like a self help book my friend has been begging me to read: How to win friends and Influence people (Which he hasn’t read).

Well basically the movie has been called the male version of Devil wears Prada. This is because it is basically a story of a guy (Simon Pegg) who always wanted to enter the Hollywood circle. He eventually started writing for a famous magazine but wanted to tell the truth while his job demanded him to write puff up pieces for celebrities. He found it hard to climb up the because of his principle and eventually gave in to attain his dream life.

The movie was a great to watch, it was funny, had embarrassing moments and I found some scenes enlightening. What I loved most about the movie was the underlyning theme of the movie. This dude had a dream but wanted to attain the dream in a particluar way (Telling the truth) he was principled but found that being principled was not going to get him what he wanted. This is a batlle I go through almost daily, the idea of getting what you want or getting it the way you want. Sometimes the world is not gonna bend for you and you are required to bend. The interesting thing was that after he bent and got what he wanted he realized the Hollywood circle was not what he wanted. I guess if you break your personal principles to get what you want you will not be satisified because you do not feel achieved or self actualized. I also explicity understood the meaining of selling your soul to gain the whole world. It was an interesting movie and is a really good one to watch with friends.