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Witty romantic-comedy is good despite Roberts...
I saw this movie for Hugh Grant. I thought it was funny, light-hearted, and a good feel-good love story for pretty much everybody. Heck, even Julia Roberts, who I loath with a passion, wasn't too bad. The plot is your standard modern-day fairy tale. Average Joe (or Hugh, in this case) meets big-name celebrity, hits it off with her, and soon falls in love. The plot is predictable, but original nonetheless. I really liked Will's (Hugh Grant) friends and family, who are all humorous in their own ways. I laughed out loud many times, especially at a scene in which Will is pretending to be a reporter for a magazine called "Horses and Hounds." When he asks the actress a question about horses in her film "Helix," she graciously reminds him the movie is set in space. The humor is very subtle and that's why it works so well. "Notting Hill" isn't a movie for everybody. If you're looking for a gunfight atop a speeding train while a stinger missile is headed right for the hero's head, you might want to miss this one. But if you're of the female gender, or a guy who wants to be fair to his date but entertained at the same time, "Notting Hill" just might be the film you're looking for. Unless your date wants to see a noseless giant slashing helpless high school cheerleaders with a machette. If that's the case, could I have her number? Just asking.

A Romantic Comedy Classic
The basic premise of this film is completely unbelievable, yet throughout the film I always believed the story. Why? The acting, casting, and settings are excellent. Hugh Grant is perfectly cast as the middle-of-the-road bookshop owner, with great friends and a routine normal life. Into his life pops Julia Roberts, also perfectly cast as the international movie star that falls for this ordinary guy after a chance meeting in his bookstore.

The Notting Hill neighborhood is beautifully depicted, and the London setting is perfect. The true treasure of the film is Hugh's amazingly eccentric and odd roommate. His scenes are hilarious. The cast works so well together they seem to fit like a pair of old jeans. You will be laughing out loud at the "Horse and Hound" interviews.

I recommend this movie, especially in DVD form, as it has an excellent soundtrack, and some great deleted scenes. To say this is a masterpiece is a bit of a stretch, but I have thoroughly enjoyed watching it several times. One of the best of the "romantic comedy" genre.

The slob of a roommate nearly steals the show
Ask people if they've seen Notting Hill, and most of them say, 'The one with Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts? The one with that roommate from hell who answers the door in his skivvies and then postures for the paparazzi? That one? Yeah, sure. Who WAS that guy, anyway?' He's Rhys Ifans, and he damn near steals the movie. Each time he's on the screen, he's the only one you watch, just to see what gauche and disgusting stunt he's going to come up with next.
But the movie, the movie...
They don't really make romantic comedies like this anymore, pure fairy tale with more than a few deep bows of gratitude to Roman Holiday. The setup is that a very famous actress stumbles into a London bookseller and she and the bookstore owner fall in love. But there's this huge difference in lifestyle. Can love triumph? Well, duh...
The movie is fluff, pure fantasy, and it requires a huge suspension of belief - but it's wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. See it with someone you love and just sit back and enjoy a great evening.

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