Tim McInnerny steals the show from other great actors

Rating: 8/10 (30 January 2000)

The romantic comedy genre has been going downhill since the days of Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn. For years they have been romantic and, in some cases, comic. But not intelligent. Richard Curtis seems to be the remedy. Four Weddings and a Funeral was his first shot at the title as Champion of Intelligent Romantic Comedy Screenwriting. Now Notting Hill proves that "...Weddings..." wasn't just a coincidence. God direction from Roger Michell helps as well, but what makes it really great (apart from the script) is the acting. Everybody, and that means everybody, are great. But the one who really stands out is Tim McInnerny as Max. Just looking at his eyes moving about, suggesting all kinds of things, is really an example of great acting with very small means. He has a tendency too steal all the scenes in witch he participates. The British romantic comedy is here to stay. Only two things can prevent that. 1; American film companies swallowing the British and letting the American scriptwriters rule again. 2; The British try to make them too fast (and too many). Great Britain; Keep up the good work. Good Show.