A few wonderful moments

Rating: 6/10 (24 November 2003)

I guess everyone goes into this movie knowing it's going to be light and sappy, but it was a lot lighter and sappier than I expected. There were too many storylines - each one wasn't explored enough to build any drama. As others have pointed out, the movie was loaded with clichés and predictable attempts at humor. Somehow Emma Thompson managed to insert some power into the film with her few minutes. Those moments still haunt me a few days after seeing the movie. However, all the cute little scenes don't hang together. Most of the time I felt cheated by the movie even if I snickered at many of the scenes. Seeing Hugh Grant as Prime Minister was a hoot. This is a movie to get at the video store when you can't find anything else.