Some Kinda Wonderful

Rating: 10/10 (13 September 2000)

Okay, I admit it I had my doubts. The ultimate London bloke author's best book (before he wrote About A Boy) was getting moved to Chicago and was going to have an American cast. "How can they do this" I cried. It's meant to be London. It's about British blokeism. Hush my mouth! This is just fantastic. Cusak is a revelation. Good looking enough to be worth watching but believable as somebody who would get himself into a state over trying to figure out women. All the performances are great. Black gets a special mention though. Just too funny for words. This will make you laugh out loud, but like all of Hornby's stuff is also packed with enough pathos to bring a lump to your throat at times too. The soundtrack is perfect and brilliantly reflects the tone of the movie.
Interestingly the cinema I saw it at, the audience was packed with squads of blokes on various guys nights out. Interesting that underneath the surface this movie is just really I rom-com, but maybe I shouldn't tell them that. Roll on the movie of "About A Boy". Nick, when's your next book coming out?