Can it be?!

Rating: 8/10 (20 May 1999)

I may have actually encountered a romantic comedy that I could stand! Yes, Four Weddings* was comparable but lackluster in comparison. Admittedly Julia Roberts' character wasn't much of a stretch but there is some frank insight into the life of anyone ever caught in a British tabloid.
Hugh Grant has this uncanny ability of always looking uncomfortable, like a penitent child. Still charming as ever though.
I must say, that at first glance, Julia Roberts' character was distant, cool, definitively unlikeable--but that just goes with the territory. You don't truly appreciate her until the very end.
Comedy made this film, and for that Rhys Ifans must be commended! It was more comedy than romance...
All in all, a must-see (though for the life of me I don't know why...) Perhaps you will understand if you just see it!