Oscar got it right after all

Rating: 9/10 (3 February 2004)

Some day, someone will be able to review this movie without mentioning Saving Private Ryan. Not today. In 1998, I couldn't believe that this Gwyneth Paltrow romcom won the top honours. Today, this film has grown on me while Spielberg's has not. It's clever, funny, dramatic and romantic, so it hits all the right buttons. And a terrific ensemble cast love every minute of it. Alright, so Judi Dench as Queen Elizabeth I is overrated, but the production shines from virtually every pore.