The supporting cast saves the day...

Rating: Null/10 (25 November 2000)

(MILD SPOILER ALERT - SPOILERS AT END OF COMMENTS)...... The big problem that my wife and I both had with this movie was that we just couldn't muster a lot of sympathy for Julia Robert's character - she never seemed to earn the trust and love of William, the bookkeeper (and is it me, or does Hugh Grant have a patent on this type of character?).
The supporting cast is superb, however (particularly Rhys Ifans), and there was enough witty dialog to redeem the film somewhat. All in all, a somewhat enjoyable if ultimately lightweight movie.

P.S. The plot is pretty predictable - you just know that when William opens the door in his pajamas he'll be faced with a sea of photographers; you know that at some point towards the end of the movie that Will will have to go through a bunch of cartoon names to try to hook up with Anna - sheesh, my wife and I even said "I'll bet Will's wearing the scuba goggles at the movie"...and sure enough, he was. The setups for way too many of these plot elements were WAY too apparent.