I had a smile on my face for the entire 129 minutes!!!!

Rating: 8/10 (20 November 2003)

I am a sucker for a good romantic comedy.There haven't been many lately. This film is a breath of fresh air. It is unashamed about it's subject; LOVE. Thats it!!! From the first monologue,The film argues that even in this crap world,love "actually" does exist. This movie may be dismissed by cynics as being to sentimental or sugary, that is exactly the point, love is silly and painful, but ultimately worth being in. People who don't like to go to the movies and sometimes just smile, stay away!!! The cast is great, Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson, Liam Neeson, Colin Firth, and most of the best known English stars are here, oh, even Rowan Atkinson manages to steal a couple of scenes. It's a montage of various love stories, all very entertaining, especially Hugh Grant as the Prime Minister of England. In a year that had some very bad film experiences for me, I'm glad that I was able to just sit back and smile for once!!! Those brits are really hopeless romantics at heart!!!
Grade: A-