Great Film:

Rating: 9/10 (13 June 1999)

Notting Hill Plot: William meets Anna. Fall in love. Anna has significant other already- Split up. When problems arise Anna runs to William, draw closer, Argument -Split up. Anna realises she really loves William and attempts to get him back .... William realises he really loves Anna and attempts to get her back ... The conclusion I will leave
After reading the reviews, and the comments, I'm wondering if we all saw the same film! Notting hill is a romantic comedy in the Doris Day Genre, in that the plot can only be ridiculous in the far fetched way. But still enables the viewer to suspend reality for a couple of hours to believe in the characters and the story.
The cast British cast I found wonderful in their eccentricities, Bringing their own individual views to the situation. Sometimes comic and other sad. Hugh Grant has lost his idiot act (Not quite all though.) Julia Roberts may not be the worlds greatest beauty, (eye of the beholder) but acts the part of the star well. Scratching away at the gloss and hype of the film I found myself thinking that Richard Curtis the writer has been very cleaver in combining comedy with something to say (Four Weddings did not appear to have a second layer). The best way to get a point across is to make you audience laugh, as the audience I saw NH with did. When I started to think about what were laughing for, I saw a depth of social commentary. How the public View stardom, and all that entails. How Richard views the press view media personality's.