How to Seduce Difficult Women

How to Seduce Difficult Women is a 2009 American romantic comedy film written, directed, and produced by Richard Temtchine. The film stars Louis-Do de Lencquesaing and Stéphanie Szostak. It revolves around a writer who decides to take on ten relationship-challenged men to help them learn the art of seduction.

Cast

Louis-Do de Lencquesaing as Philippe
Stéphanie Szostak as Gigi
Gregg Bello as Dan
Brian Avers as Mitchell
Rachel Roberts as Sabrina
Jonathan Hova as Mo
David Wilson Barnes as Doug
Esau Pritchett as David
David Lee Russek as Tom
Paul Lazar as Sam
Adam LeFevre as Ira
Jeff Skowron as Ronnie
Bill Dawes as Al
Jackie Hoffman as Book Publisher

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, How to Seduce Difficult Women holds an approval rating of 14% based on 7 reviews, with an average rating of 3.40 out of 10. Joseph Jon Lanthier of Slant Magazine rated the film 1 out of 4 stars, noting it "embodies the disturbingly "modern" sexual idealism that promises kinky rewards and cuddly concessions respectively to men and women bold enough to assert their selfishness in pursuit of "instinctual" posturing." Aaron Hillis, writing for Time Out, gave the film 1 out of 5 stars.