Good Hugh Grant, Beautiful Julia Roberts in pleasant date movie

Rating: Null/10 (25 February 2009)

This was a film I wasn't particularly keen on, but it managed to work its charm on me. The story is predictable but the two stars do very well. Julia Roberts is luminescent and slips comfortably into a role tailer-made for her. Hugh Grant plays the bumbling Englishman yet again and somehow manages to make his performance feel fresh. He gets the best lines. Rhys Ifans is very good. Almost every Brit in the film plays a lovable eccentric and this seems like overkill. The ending is pure corn and die-hard romantics will probably love it. This is a watchable date movie.
Overall 7/10