OVERRATED & UNFUNNY

Rating: Null/10 (1 March 2002)

I watched this COMEDY without laughing once. And most of the people in the cinema weren't exactly off their seats. Either they were laughing internally or just didn't find it funny. The latter is more than likely.

I thought Renee Zellweger and Hugh Grant were good but the script was predictable and boring.
The jokes were forced.
Co-writer Richard Curtis is good when partnered with Ben Elton, who is a solid joke writer but (with the exception of FOUR WEDDINGS) he has failed to impress me.
Interestingly enough, Ben Elton's big screen mission, MAYBE BABY was pretty average.
I suggest the two embark on a big screen project together. Then and only then are we likely to see a theatrical British release with jokes as strong as the ones seen in their classic sit-com BLACKADDER.