A great sunday afternoon chik-flik

Rating: 8/10 (30 November 2003)

I have to admit I love these shamelessly promoted "love" fliks. It was very entertaining with some great acting (and over acting) with enough laughs to hold you bound for the very long 2 hours + to get everything completed. Seeing many familiar faces certainly helps (especially from Rowan Atkinson cameo). Moral is though that not all stories in life ends in happiness as with some character studies in the movie. I particularly enjoyed the scene with the news conference where Hugh Grant tells a very arrogant Billy Bob Thornton where to get off in bullying. After all we are a nation of Harry Potter!!! Alas my American colleagues did not quite get the joke I fear. Go see it and buy the DVD also. Great stuff all round.
8/10