One of my favorites....

Rating: 10/10 (20 May 1999)

I had the chance to see this movie last year at the test screening. I went in only knowing that Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant were in it. That's all. I walked out loving it. Now that it is being advertised, I can say that the commercials don't even begin to scrape the surface of this film. There have been so few genuine love stories lately that this is sure to take its rightful place among the great romantic comedies. It does answer a question sometimes wondered by non-celebrity and celebrity alike: How do you find someone out there who wants you for you? How do know when someone wants you simply because you're famous instead of for the person underneath? And how do keep the media away? It's a funny movie, with that dry British wit and the American savviness. It's a wonderful look at love and the battle to make a relationship work under extraordinary circumstances. There's nothing I would change about this movie. In particular, I loved the roommate, Spike. But this movie will endear its way into your heart if you've ever fallen in love, with someone who knew or someone who never knew.