Surreal, but Nice

Rating: Null/10 (29 December 2003)

There's only one manner in which to describe Richard Curtis' intriguing masterpiece--Hugh Grant himself would have said, "Surreal, but nice." Richard Curtis seemed to have outdone himself again with this zany comedy. Apparently, some people would have presumed that this film was somewhat formal like his other films, but in fact, it was a great film in which everyone would have enjoyed.
The ideal tale of showing eight different love stories in the film was a perfect way of depicting this wonderful comedy. In my personal perspective, however, I would have merely thought that Curtis should have entitled his wonderful film "Six Weddings and Two Funerals." I kept getting this impression that Curtis' characters were similar to that of "Four Weddings and a Funeral," but in all actuality, that was never his intention. If there were sheep included in the film, I would have given second thoughts.
The characters in this film were extremely intriguing and very hilarious (especially Rowan Atkinson's role where he plays the jeweler). The dialogue seemed well written and the cinematography behind this entire atmosphere was entirely amazing! Curtis' various shots of London really made the film seem entirely undismal. The entire question that should have been asked would be, where was he when "Four Weddings and a Funeral" was created or perhaps "Notting Hill?" Who knows, but for now, I seem to enjoy where Curtis is in the film business, and may we expect more stuff from this man in the near future!
9.7/10 (or consider it an A to due its illumination and well developed plot plus the cinematography. All the credit for this ingenuity belongs to Richard Curtis and some hilarious scene stealers such as Bill Nighy, Rowan Atkinson, Alan Rickman, Hugh Grant, and most definitely, the Colin bloke that went to America to find true love. Well done to all!).