An upbeat, sweet romcom

Rating: 8/10 (21 January 2008)

I know this was not a big commercial success, and perhaps the reason is because it was so light-hearted. It was just plain fun, not too over the top, a great way to spend a evening. So, maybe it didn't break any box office records, but in the rental market, this should do great.
Hugh Grant is a great romcom actor. As he says, he can only do 3-4 expressions, but, he does them better than anybody else. He is the perfect age to play the character in this film, and the fact that he is actually singing makes it that much better.
Drew Barrymore must be a born optimist, because that charming smile seems so real, and it never wears thin.
As others have detailed the plot on these pages, I'd just like to say that if you enjoy romcoms, and you want a sweet, lighthearted way to spend the evening, I just can't imagine that you'd be disappointed. Drew and Hugh seem like a perfectly logical combination and I really, truly wanted them to not only get married in the film, but in real life, too.