About a Boy
Summary:
London's most frequently eligible bachelor gets some lessons in growing up from a maladroit 12-year-old boy in this third big-screen adaptation of a Nick Hornby novel, directed and co-written by siblings Chris and Paul Weitz of American Pie fame. About a Boy concerns the parallel coming-of-age stories of the thirtysomething Will (Hugh Grant), a layabout "serial nice ... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Hugh Grant - (Will Freeman)
Nicholas Hoult - (Marcus)
Toni Collette - (Fiona)
Rachel Weisz - (Rachel)
Isabel Brooke - (Angie)
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Review:
A thoroughly pleasant but decidedly un-romantic comedy boasting another witty star turn from Hugh Grant, this Nick Hornby adaptation belongs to the increasingly common subgenre of hybrid British-American comedy-dramas that are easy enough going down, but may leave viewers with a few naggingly unresolved character arcs and motivations. A... Continue >>
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