About a Boy

It all makes for what could be another good movie.....By the end of Juliet, Naked , Nick Hornby 's engaging and entertaining novel about a reclusive singer/songwriter, I wished I could download Tucker Crowe's albums..... ... Full Review

She likes Crowe's music just fine....The characters, and their stories, are powerful and compelling....There is a lot of great music here.... ... Full Review

Almost savage in its intense exploration of misfits, About A Boy is a terrific film -....A genuinely feel-good movie that is all at once a romantic comedy....Young Nicholas Hoult is exceptional as Marcus -....Rachel Weisz is lovely as the ultimate love interest.... ... Full Review

A genuinely feel-good movie that is all at once a romantic comedy and a coming of age story, All About A Boy is a delight. Grant is at his comedic best in About A Boy, a poignantly funny coming of age story about two boys who dont feel as though they belong. ... Full Review

Particularly resonant in this era in which interfacing rarely involves two actual faces, "About a Boy," based on Nick Hornby's best-selling book, is your consummate feel-good film about what's really important. We may have already seen Hugh Grant as the charming but callow cad and Toni Collette as the quirky, unstable mom of an outcast boy, but both add dimension and nuance to what could have been stereotypes as shallow as Will so eagerly professes to be. ... Full Review

However, the sex humor takes a back seat to a more sensitive exploration of a "coming of age" story for an adult man.....However, once again like with non Hugh Grant fans, this is a heart-warming tale to catch..... ... Full Review

For those of you not familiar the Soundtrack was done entirely by a great artist called "Badly Drawn Boy" who is pretty big in the UK (I'm a fan).....although I love Toni Collette and I was intrigued by newcomer Nicholas Holt (especially his Dr. Spock eyebrows), it was in fact the soundtrack that made me watch..... ... Full Review

The dialogue is very clear, and there is very little slang used (unlike in About a Boy , which included a very charming slang translator as an extra feature). Ash and Scribbs have terrific chemistry: at times they are exasperated by one another, but there is a deep respect for each other's differences, and it is each detective's original approaches that often lead to the successful resolution to the cases with which they are confronted. ... Full Review

Quietly strong performances pepper and score a rock solid script complete with humor, charm, and even sentiment. My goodness, there was even one scene where Grant (yes, Hugh Grant) choked me up a bit. ... Full Review

Its a feel-good movie with some very charming dialogue. Rather, it was a serious and sophisticated film, focused on issues such as depression and peer pressure. ... Full Review