Something nice to see, meets expectations.

Rating: 7/10 (30 May 1999)

Notting Hill very nicely meets the expectations for a romantic-comedy. Julia basically plays herself, a charismatic leading lady with understated grace. Hugh makes his trademark performance as an everyman(-brit) seem natural and almost too easy. Together, they have enough chemistry to be believable as a romantic couple. In the end, I felt like Notting Hill fulfilled my requirements; an enjoyable, charming love-story with lots of laughs and a plausible(if somewhat fantastic) story-line. A great date movie that you can see on your own.