Between this and _High Fidelity_, I think I need to read Nick Hornby's novels!
This is a delightful (even though I hate that word) story, with excellent performances by everyone including the one playing Marcus. I'm not sure he'll go places like Haley Joel Ozment -- whom he compares himself to early on -- but by the end of the film, once his hair style gains attitude, he's a good enough looking kid, and a good actor.
Hugh Grant does a terrific job being a not-nice-but-not-bastardly-guy -- will he be nominated for an Oscar? Well, just a few more weeks will tell, but he really did well in this.
Rachel Weisz (sp?) puts on a posh London accent as flawlessly as did Renee Zellweger in Bridget Jones's Diary (which also featured Hugh Grant in a bastardly role -- hmmm, makes one think ...), although it's a bit hard to believe her as the mother of a 12-year-old -- but that's me, father of a pair of five year olds at age 43! She just seems too bloody young.
Overall, a terrific use of an hour and forty-odd minutes -- and you'd never believe the pair who directed _American Pie_ directed this one!
This is a delightful (even though I hate that word) story, with excellent performances by everyone including the one playing Marcus. I'm not sure he'll go places like Haley Joel Ozment -- whom he compares himself to early on -- but by the end of the film, once his hair style gains attitude, he's a good enough looking kid, and a good actor.
Hugh Grant does a terrific job being a not-nice-but-not-bastardly-guy -- will he be nominated for an Oscar? Well, just a few more weeks will tell, but he really did well in this.
Rachel Weisz (sp?) puts on a posh London accent as flawlessly as did Renee Zellweger in Bridget Jones's Diary (which also featured Hugh Grant in a bastardly role -- hmmm, makes one think ...), although it's a bit hard to believe her as the mother of a 12-year-old -- but that's me, father of a pair of five year olds at age 43! She just seems too bloody young.
Overall, a terrific use of an hour and forty-odd minutes -- and you'd never believe the pair who directed _American Pie_ directed this one!