Fantastic film, great acting and wonderful story

Rating: Null/10 (23 November 2003)

I went to see this film with some trepidation, as I was associating it with being a film not for me! But was I totally surprised. From the opening speech-over I was taken in. This film is a who's who of British acting - Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Emma Thompson to name but a few! Non of these actors were trying to out-perform the other, which is what so often happens in multi-star blockbusters of late, and they all seemed very happy to be working with each other. The story was one of love, peace and a great storyline to have for this Christmas period, especially with all the current hatred in todays world. The film was emotional, moving, and very funny. It was also very satirical, with current policics being lampooned. It is actually nice to see a movie where America is the subject of the joke, after seeing so many US made war films, for example, where the British are only referred to in complete derrogatory terms. But even so, it was not anti-american so much as a lampoon on everything, including British politics as is common amongst comedy films
All in all this is a must. I am a die hard action/sci-fi fan who loves the occasional comedy, and must say that this film has made the top 10 list for me for dvd's to buy when released!
I recommend this film to anyone, it is harmless and fun.