Funny, sweet, poignant, naughty

Rating: 8/10 (28 January 2004)

The interweaving of all the stories was very well done. The characters were well drawn and believable. Hugh Grant plays the silly git so well, Emma and Alan were lovely together and I wanted to slap him for causing her pain. All the stories were interesting and the laughs were frequent. The couple playing the movie stand-ins made me blush and the interaction between Liam Neeson's character and his stepson were lovely. Colin Firth is always great to watch and I enjoyed his journey. Unlike everyone else, I didn't enjoy Bill Nighys character. I thought it was cliched and silly. I did laugh at some of his antics but there was no way that stupid song would top the charts, even in England!
It's a feel good, laugh out loud film with a little sting and should be viewed as such. I enjoyed it immensely.