I don't like romcoms, but ...

Rating: Null/10 (11 January 2004)

... I liked this one. It's romantic (read unrealistic, but who wants reality?) AND funny.
Random thoughts and SPOILERS ...
I hated Renee's character in Jerry Maguire, but she's so damn likeable here. And her accent is rather good, even if she exaggerates it occasionally.
SO glad Hugh Grant took a temporary break from the fop roles to play Daniel. His performance is spot-on. Apparently he's more like Daniel in real life than any of the bibbling idiots he's played previously.
Colin Firth must be so sick of hearing the word 'Darcy'. Some people think he's a wooden actor, but he's just subtle - TOO subtle sometimes. If you watch closely, though, he can communicate a lot just with his eyes or a facial twitch, all the while retaining the same stony expression. The chemistry between Mark and Bridget is great because they're awkward and embarrassed as well as being vaguely attracted to each other.
I thought more scenes should have been added in the first half of the film to show exactly WHY Mark likes Bridget just as she is. I don't think they really interacted enough for him to develop said feelings.

Gemma Jones and Jim Broadbent were hilarious ("She's just had her ovaries done") and it was very touching when they got back together.
The fight was a stroke of genius. Every female Britflick addict must have been wetting themselves at the prospects of the Grantster fighting his Firthiness. It was a great combination of action (the punching, the bin lid, the window), humour (the cake) and wimpiness (the kicking).
**** out of 5.