Not up to its hype.

Rating: 6/10 (30 May 1999)

Not nearly as great as its hype, but not too bad. It takes Hugh Grant an agonizingly long time to complete a sentence -- and those fluttering eyelashes of his CAN get annoying. Julia Roberts spent too much of the movie smiling waiting for Hugh to complete his thoughts (which explains the slowness of the film). But the movie is worth seeing just to observe Grant's roommate-from-hell, Spike; he steals many a scene. Best scene: Hugh Grant walking through a British open market thinking of his lost love as the seasons change from fall to winter to spring. Great scene, so don't let your date fall asleep.