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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Feb 17, 2003
Pros: yup
Cons: nope
Summary: So many of the movies I’ve seen over the past six months have featured lonely people. Some of them were really good movies (Cherish, Innocence) others not quite as good ( ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 20, 2011
Pros: Great acting from the two leads, story is good enough for anybody to comprehend.
Cons: Pacing is a bit slow at times, ending is somewhat predictable.
Summary: This is a comedy that combines the funny side and the sad side of life through two young men. With 2002’s “About a Boy”, based off the book by Nick Hornby, directed by Paul & Chris Weitz, and starring Hugh Grant and Nicholas Hoult ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 6, 2008
Pros: Humorous, touching, real world.
Cons: It saddens me that more people don't appreciate this movie.
Summary: I watch a lot of movies, even worked as a movie critic for a while, and this movie, About a Boy, has remained my absolute, hands-down, favorite movie for over six years. Not only that, it has also turned me into an absolute Hugh Grant fan, regardless of ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 27, 2008
Pros: Excellent acting, storyline
Cons: None
Summary: Cast Will Freeman - Hugh Grant (Sense and Sensibility, Notting Hill) Marcus - Nicholas Hoult (Skins) Fiona - Toni Collette (Muriel's Wedding, In Her Shoes) Rachel - Rachel Weitz (Runaway Jury) Susie - Victoria Smurfit Ellie - Natalia Tena ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 27, 2008
Pros: Small twist on an over used plot
Cons: Over used plot
Summary: About a Boy at first flush seems like a fluff film that isn’t even really a chick-flick. I had it sent because of Toni Collette. I have a list of favorite actors/actresses (more of the female variety usually) and I add their films to my Netflix ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 13, 2007
Pros: incredible cast, well-acted, endearing and original... great to watch over and over again.
Cons: the ending may be a little sugar-coated for some.
Summary: I bought this film because I saw it in theaters and fell in love with it. It's one of the funniest films I've ever seen. However, I would say this is based on my preference for dry, subtle humor. I did not know before I saw the film that it was made by ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 16, 2007
Pros: Great acting, excellent script and story.
Cons: None!
Summary: I really loved this movie even though there are a lot of Hugh Grant detractors out there. Yes, he's been in a lot of crappy movies (9 Months, Notting Hill), but when given a good script, he can actually be funny, AND entertaining. Which is the case ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 5, 2007
Pros: Grant; Hoult; Collette; creative screenplay
Cons: A couple of inconsistencies in emotional tone, but nothing significant
Summary: "No man is an island..." except for Will Freeman. He's trying hard to prove the exception to the rule. A good-looking, wealthy Englishman, Will lives in a posh flat by himself in London. His home is filled with comforts and conveniences, so much so that ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 17, 2007
Pros: good performances, smart dislogue
Cons: profanity, characters not too likable to begin with
Summary: While reviewing <
b>Music
and Lyrics yesterday, I noted that I was impressed by Hugh Grant's singing voice, having never heard it before. Upon reflection, it occurs to me that this is not entirely true. I did hear ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 19, 2006
Pros: Just a good film
Cons: None
Summary: About a Boy is really a great, great movie. It's the kind of movie Hugh Grant would play, if his character was an immature, uneducated schmuck. But it would be in that Hugh Grantish way, which works perfectly for the actor who seems to embody charming. ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 19, 2006
Pros: Fair acting by Grant, light and fluffy.
Cons: I am sure the book is better.
Summary: The films that have been coming out in the last several years have been trying to perfect the concept of the mass-market movie with a 'soul and substance' behind it. While the recent attempts by some bold filmmakers have proven that they are getting ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 3, 2006
Pros: funny, good acting, true to the novel
Cons: some key-scenes are missing, not as good as the novel
Summary: Summary/ Plot: It is a story about two guys with completely different lives. Will, 36, is a selfish man, who changes his girlfriends very often. Marcus, 12, a weird little boy, who is an outsider and has problems in school and is bullied for ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 23, 2006
Pros: good acting, funny parts, sexy actor
Cons: important parts of the book are missing
Summary: THE PLOT: About a boy is about the relationship between two different characters, who are learning from each other. Will ( Hugh Grant) is a British smart thirty-eight year old man, who wastes his time with watching TV, listening to music and having ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 23, 2006
Pros: - different characters with strong personallities
- nice music
- good acting
Cons: - some scenes are missing
Summary: “About a Boy” Movie Review Hugh Grant plays Will, a 36 year old playboy who has never worked a day in his life. Living off the royalties of his father’s one successful record, Will spend his days in the simple pursuit of leisure. Absolved all ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 22, 2006
Pros: Special for Hugh Grant fans, because of his typical way of acting
Cons: Toni Colette doesn't fit in her role
Summary: Plot The film tells us two fates of a young 12-year-old boy named Marcus (Nicholas Hoult) and of a 36-year-old man named Will (Hugh Grant). Will has a lonely life in spite of his relationships with many women. He fells like a cool youth, he listens to ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 17, 2006
Pros: actors fit in, music, setting, voice-overs, persons attitude, close to the novel
Cons: not enough action, unrealistic story: happy end between Will and Marcus, plot-point missing
Summary: The Plot: The movie „About A Boy“ deals with any kind of relationships: relationships between parents and children, relationships of friends and lovers. Another theme of the movie is finding out what the real meaning of a family is. It ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 16, 2006
Pros: close to the book, happy end, stars fit in their roles, good connections
Cons: just some parts from the book are missing
Summary: Plot: Will (Hugh Grant) is a 38-year-old carefree single. He meets women to have meaningless relationships, because he thinks it is “cool”. He also joins a single-parents group to meet more women. There he gets to know a special woman and she introduces ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 10, 2005
Pros: Excellent script, Grant and Collette shine in a comic romance about... Boys. (Duh!)
Cons: Some plot holes, undeveloped characters. I don't care what they say, Nicholas Hoult is awful.
Summary: About which boy, exactly? Well, there's the central protagonist Will Freeman (Hugh Grant) for a start. Despite being 38, Will lives in something of a perpetual neverland where he exists, free from the mundane pressures of work, household ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 14, 2004
Pros: Subtle humour; Strong acting performances especially from Hugh Grant; Feel good story
Cons: Does not live up to much of the hype
Summary: 'About a Boy' is based on a book by Nick Hornby (who also authored the book 'High Fidelity') and tells the story of a lazy, directionless young man named Will who lives off the royalties from a hit song written by his late father. He has never worked ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 3, 2004
Pros: Great cast. Grant's best ever.
Cons: Could have been longer
Summary: • About a Boy. Copyright © 2002. Rated PG-13. • Starring Hugh Grant, Nicholas Hoult, Sharon Small, Madison Cook, Jordan Cook, Nicholas Hutchison, Toni Collette. • Directed by Paul Weitz, Chris Weitz. • Screenplay by Peter Hedges, Chris Weitz, Paul ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 16, 2004
Pros: Hugh Grant is brilliant, film is funny and uplifting.
Cons: Zero!
Summary: Hugh Grant shines brilliantly in this comedy/drama that will have you laughing one minute ... and grabbing for a tissue the next. Grant stars as the selfish, womanizing, yet somehow still extremely likable Will - a man who decides that the world of ... read more
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