First rate acting spoiled by weak direction & BAD music.

Rating: 6/10 (14 April 2001)

Though we've seen him in this character before, Hugh Grant does a great job. Renée Zellweger is fine as Bridget, in a variation of her recent character sketches. and Colin Firth convinces as a halting, up-tight barrister.
But the directing is sloppy, there are a few problems with continuity, and it is painful and embarrassing to sit through the sappy pop music used to portray the characters' feelings. This becomes a bad version of soap opera or MTV.