Awful Actually

Rating: 1/10 (7 November 2003)

I wanted to like this movie having been a fan of Bridget Jones, Notting Hill, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Hugh Grant and Colin Firth but that would be too much to ask. Richard Curtis has written and directed an awful movie. Don't waste your money! The best parts of the movie are shown in the commercial; everything else is rubbish. I expected more and was quite disappointed. Looks like Richard forgot to love this movie. It's not funny, it's not romantic, it's too long and it's misogynistic. They make fun of women especially those who are slightly overweight and older. Easy target. Why not make fun of bald or balding men? There seems to be an abundance of them on both coasts. Seriously, there were some cute moments but they don't make the whole worthwhile. In fact, there are some downright depressing parts. Skip the movie and watch Bridget Jones again or About a Boy - much better than this.