A Great British Romantic Comedy

Rating: 8/10 (9 July 2010)

Recently hooked on the Romantic Comedy genre, I ran across this jewel and found it to be a winner.
An all-star cast helped make this a top-notch film. You can rarely go wrong with Hugh Grant and Emma Thompson on board, but it was a generally unknown who carried the show. I had to go 'way down in the cast to even find out who she was, but Portugese soap star Lucia Moniz was amazing. I think I'm in love.
All of the intertwining romantic stories had their moments of sweetness. I can't think of a single character in the film that wasn't likable, even with all their faults exposed. We all have our good points and bad, don't we? That's what made it so human.
One of the best things about the film was that these story lines were all centered around the Christmas season. Wow! You can actually say "Merry Christmas" in Britain? And you don't have to spell it "X-mas"? How politically incorrect is that? A very good film worth watching. If you like Romantic Comedies, give it a look. If you don't like the genre, you might be surprised.