I liked it!

Rating: 10/10 (17 February 2000)

One of the best romantic comedies since "You've got Mail." I just got the tape and I keep watching it. The music is very inducing and intuitive which sticks to one's brain. She! bla, bla, bla. Ups! I think I need the CD next. . . "William Thacker" Hugh Grant (Sirens) is a such a down-to-earth, polite, nice guy and nice looking too. Always wearing his casual everyday kind of clothes. Sort of "The Gap, L.L.Bean, Eddie Bauer" commercial type of guy. The wilderness in the city, casual but sophisticated. Neat! Somewhat reminds me of my husband. I think it is interesting that the part is for a man and not a woman. He is the one waiting for her, getting dumped, feeling left out, depressed, the entire family knows about it. This is a stereotypical female role. Hugh did a great job and received awards for his acting.
The famous actress played by Julia Roberts (Something to Talk About, Sleeping with the Enemy) "Anna Scott" is also down to earth trying so hard to just be herself. Julia is always so likable. I think I have the tape of every movie she has made. We love her smile around here. To be that famous is just not good. It is just not healthy. Now the roommate "Spike" Rhys Ifans(Dancing at Lughnasa) is funny. At first I thought I couldn't stand this guy as a roommate. I still think their house is too messy, and because Thacker is so neat looking and Spike is weird I assumed that Spike was the one messing up everything. But I crack up with "Spike." He is a lot of fun. Since when does yogurt taste like mayonnaise? It must be spoiled. Duh! Thacker just has the ideal family, although they are a little bit dysfunctional. There is unity in that family. I recommend the movie. I would not watch this movie trying to let the little slips in the actor's personal lives influence my judgment. Just think about their acting and about how well they are playing that particular role. That is what I try to do with everyone in the business. Everything else is history or just "story." My favorite scenes: Thacker walking down that street and the street turns into every season: Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring meaning all this time without Anna. It is a very nice scene.If I lived close to that street my house would be "in the spring." I liked Hugh Grants performance. Spike in front of the blue-door posing for the press. Spike dancing with his fiancé.
My favorite Quotes: Anna Scott": Probably better not tell him about this!" [the kiss] William Thacker: "Right. I may tell myself sometime but I will not believe." Thacker sister-in-law: " Don't take it personally. The more I think about things the more I see no rhyme or reasons in life. Some thing's workout and some others don't. But some of us get lucky and some of us . . . " Watch It!