Clever and great fun.

Rating: 9/10 (16 June 1999)

I had enjoyed 4WF and the writing of this film is similar. As in that case, the group of idiosyncratic friends is very well crafted. The relationships share an inner warmth and a very wholesome humour. I am not much of a fan of Julia Roberts (a fair actress but too many teeth and too artificially emaciated for my taste) but she is good in this, even ideal for the role. The Hugh Grant character is similar to that in 4WF, though his emotional range seems stilted somehow. More anger would certainly have been justified in a number of scenes. And the climactic press conference scene is a bit cliched, though it works well. But this is nit-picking. The film is very enjoyable and extremely funny in places. Definitely a must see.