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About a Boy (2002)
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A box-office smash in England, About a Boy went on to charm the world as another fine adaptation (following High Fidelity) of a popular Nick Hornby novel. While High Fidelity transplanted its London charm to Chicago, this irresistible comedy was directed by Americans Chris and Paul Weitz (American Pie) with its British pedigree intact. Better yet, Hugh Grant is perfectly cast as Will, a self-absorbed trust-fund slacker who tries to improve his romantic odds by preying on desperate single mothers. His cynical strategy backfires when he recruits the misfit son (Nicholas Hoult) of a suicidal mother (Toni Collette) to...
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No, I am not about to say that there is a Hugh Grant film that is better that Four Weddings and a Funeral, but this comes so damn close that it is scary.
Grant was absolutely brilliant in a film about a man who was consumed with his own self interests. Reading today's newspaper, there are a lot more out there like him...
(complete About a Boy review by B Movie Ben)
About a Boy Movie Review by Zara  (3/12/2007) |
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I should point out that I give this movie more credit than some might argue that it deserves based on the fact that I normally detest Hugh Grant. I've never found his smarmy charm to be in the least bit appealing and was usually forced to watch movies that he was in due to the insistence of others. Even when people would...
(complete About a Boy review by Zara)
| About a Boy Movie Review by Seth C (2/24/2006) |
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There are certain films you hold near and dear to you that other people just don't seem to get. No matter how great you know the film is and no matter how many times you force it down your friend's / family's throats, they just never see the film in the same light you do. And no matter how many times or ways you say you...
(complete About a Boy review by Seth C)
| About a Boy Movie Review by Lisa (3/20/2007) |
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I was extremely excited too see this movie when it came out, to the shock of my friends who are well aware of my opinion of Hugh "The Ponsey tw*t" Grant......so what was it that made me want to see this movie. Well I'll tell you, although I love Toni Collette and I was intrigued by newcomer Nicholas Holt (especially his...
(complete About a Boy review by Lisa)
I was not expecting to love this film at much as I did.
Hugh Grant plays a man living off the success of his father's one hit wonder Christmas favorite, content in his solo single life when he comes up with the brilliant idea of wooing single moms because they have lower self-esteem.
Due to various circumstances he ends...
(complete About a Boy review by Jessica Film Junkie)
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