(Slightly) Romantic (Mediocre) Comedy

Rating: Null/10 (25 November 2003)

This film is just about a bunch of bite-sized chunks of lust. Hardly love, actually. Performances are good given what a poor script and paper thin characters they had to work with (Emma Thompson and Alan Rickman especially). The story of the prime minister was just embarrassing. I suppose this is definitely going to be seen as the best British movie in years. What a shame that this overrated movie will be remembered in this way. I got no feeling of real love between most of the characters. This is a feel-good movie with a top cast list just to get a guaranteed profit. This movie felt very cynical to me. Cliched and full of the obvious. It seems love is all around. All around Richard Curtis' bank balance.