Oh what a shame!

Rating: 4/10 (28 June 2019)

I was so excited to see this movie. Danny Boyle and Richard Curtis teaming up promised something very special but the honest truth is that the movie fails to live up to its headline billing. This movie just didn't cut it for me and here is why. Having watched Richard Curtis's movies for years I have always been drawn to the unique British blend of comedy and romance. But in the age of a more discerning and thankfully more demanding audience I'm just not sure I want to see another movie with a male lead and flimsy female support that plays on the all too familiar romcom tropes. The premise of the movie is largely outlined in the trailer and offers very little surprise if you, like me, had already seen them many times over. The acting is pretty good throughout if you excuse the musical cameo but really I wanted more. The story of boy meets girl, boy leaves girl, boy.... You know the rest won't cut it for me anymore. The thing is I've changed, movies have changed, audiences have changed and yet this movie, which probably would have been a runaway success in 1999 has been found seriously wanting in 2019.