Which 2003 romantic comedy was directed by Ride or Die director Peyton Reed?

The 2003 romantic comedy directed by Ride or Die director Peyton Reed was Down with Love. The film stars Renée Zellweger as advice writer Barbara Novak and Ewan McGregor as womanizing journalist Catcher Block.

Down with Love is designed as a glossy, exaggerated tribute to early-1960s romantic comedies, especially the films associated with Doris Day and Rock Hudson. Its story reverses the usual dating advice: Barbara promotes independence and rejects romance, while Catcher sets out to prove that her ideas cannot survive real attraction.

The title references the song “Down with Love,” famously associated with Judy Garland. The movie’s bright colors, split-screen gags, elaborate sets and knowingly artificial style are deliberate genre imitations rather than signs that it is a conventional modern rom-com. Reed later directed films including Yes Man, Ant-Man and Ant-Man and the Wasp.