About A Boy Reviews

Wonderful

Wonderful light hearted comedy. After watching the film, it left me in a very warm, smiley mood! Very easy to watch! Hugh Grant looks particularly young and gorgeous in it!

Very disappointed with this film, was slow to start and didn't really speed up. Hugh Grant has had many far better movies than this one.

No longer a boy, but still sexy as hell

Another fine example of how British works can be far more funny and clever than anyone else's. Hugh Grant plays a rather enviable, if a little sad, batchelor who lives off the royalties of a song his dad once wrote. In order to meet more women, he joins a single parent self-help group and pretends to have a son. Through this he meets a very hippyish boy who is having a complete nightmare life at home and in school and has a complete lack of social graces. (Cringe as his mum shouts 'I love you' at the school gate!!!)

What is particularly enjoyable is that you hear the same event through the voice of both characters. When the grown up thinks he is being clever and funny, the boy thinks he's an idiot etc...

The acting from all is superb. Yes, I know Hugh Grant appears to play himself all the time, but he really plays this role well. And, a la 4 weddings and Notting Hill, the comedy is more subtle and meaningful and sometimes plain ridiculous.

The film certainly made me want to read the book, so I must have enjoyed it!

Same old Grant

Another vehicle for the dotty, bumbling Hugh Grant character, that he plays in most of his movies... but not withstanding this it was reasonably good. Whilst no belly laughs were to be had, it was amusing all the way through... A Flick for a Sunday evening.... no deep thought, just entertainment

I must admit I'd heard very mixed reviews about this film from friends and family so did approach watching it with caution.

But I really enjoyed it. Hugh Grant plays a rich guy who does nothing all day and uses women.. He joins a single parents group to pull women and ends up be-friending a young boy. A sweet tale of their dependance on each other and how there lives inter-mix.

I'd definately recommend it.

An excellent, grown-up comedy with a polished performance from Huge Grunt making a determined break from the bumbling nice guy he's tended to be cast as since 4 Weddings.

Nick Hornby's story translated exceedingly well to screen. The last third of the movie is different from his book, but doesn't detract from the balanced structure of the script and doesn't bear any obvious indicators of tinseltown treatment.

There are also solid performances from Toni Collette as the boy's mother and Rachel Weisz as Huge's girlfriend, both delivering faultless Brit accents. Newcomer Nicholas Hoult was also very good as the eleven year old.

I was surprised that this film got a 12 certificate. There is mild swearing and enough references to sex and drugs to warrant a 15 I'd have thought, but if you have 'mature' 12-15 year olds there's nothing here that is grossly offensive.

Brill

This is a great film which I have always adored and always will.

It is sensitive yet funny and Hugh Grant is great.

I wasnt expecting much of this film but was very pleasantly surprised. A sweet, lovely film for the ladies although my husband was laughing a lot. Left you feeling good and I preferred this to Love, Actually.

not being a big hugh grant fan we were pleasantly surprised by this film,you felt genuinely for the characters,it had a very good storyline,well acted and well presented by all the actors,it left you with a warm feeling inside.

exellent film, Hugh Grants best film, maybe except Love Actually, so you should get both, go on, stop wasting your time reading this, precious seconds are being lost!!!