It's Good, not your typical romantic comedy!

Rating: 7/10 (23 June 1999)

Notting Hill packs some surprises. The lead (Hugh Grant) goes through a lot of turmoil to finally, get the girl (Julia Roberts). On one hand, I liked the way his character, William, acted toward, Anna Scott. He didn't go all gooey over her star status. I thought is was good at first. But, when he finally realises that she likes to be with him, he doesn't go out of his way to keep her.
There isn't a whole lot of chemistry going on between the two of them either. It's like "Okay, let's have dinner. Or Okay let's jump this fence." Not much passion there.
The supporting cast is great, I especially like Bella, William's wheelchair bound ex-lover. His welsh flatmate was at times too far-fetched. (Jar Jar-esque)
Overall it was a good movie, with character and plot something that's missing in most films these days!