Touching, sentimental and a lot of fun!

Rating: Null/10 (21 November 2003)

A very entertaining movie. Here's my list of likes and dislikes:
Likes: 1. Bill Nighy as the Keith Richardsesque rocker is a scream. 2. Emma Thompson will break your heart. 3. Hugh Grant...need I say more? 4. Things keep moving and I never got bored. 5. I laughed out loud a lot, and I'm a tough audience. 6. It wasn't overly schmaltzy like American movies often are. 7. Alan Rickman plays a great crabby middle-aged guy. 8. Not everyone gets a happy ending. Dislikes: 1. That weird-looking kid who was Liam Neeson's stepson. 2. The Laura Linney storyline...like that guy would go for
her anyway. Please. 3. Why the sex and nudity scenes??? They were totally
unnecessary, didn't add to the storyline, and prevented me from bringing my 14 year old daughter to an otherwise terrific movie she would have loved. 4. The wooden acting of Kiera Knightley. And does that girl ever eat??? She's emaciated.