Yeah, profanity is soooo romantic...

Rating: 3/10 (30 December 2004)

A rating for this movie of 7.8 is ludicrous. I'm glad to see that *some* others besides me finds this to be, well, drivel. And sexist. After watching this, what little respect I had left for Richard Curtis has been shredded good and well. It's a conundrum to me why this movie was such a success (no, actually it isn't: it's because of all the big name actors in it - no other reason. Well, except for the fact that most people have no taste); in my opinion it has all the hallmarks of a disaster. It is pretentious and over-sentimental, and in many scenes can't decide if it wants you to take them seriously or not. There are good bits here and there, but they are swallowed up by the tastelessness of the whole. I feel sorry for the frequently excellent Colin Firth that he's primarily getting known for horrendous comedy crap like this and that Bridget Jones tripe.
3 out of 10.
(Having said that, I must remark that the song towards the end by that kid, Olivia Olson, was fantastic. All I could think was "Impossible! No 10-year-old can have such a voice!" But she has. I'm certainly going to get her debut album when it comes out, that's for sure.)