| About a Boy Review |
| by Karina Montgomery |
| Did you think I had not seen this? A movie starring Hugh Grant based
on a book by Nick Hornby? Perish the thought. As you may have
surmised, I am still catching up. By now I am sure you have heard
that this little Brit film with the fun Badly...more |
| About a Boy Review |
| by Eugene Novikov (Rating: B) |
| Some movies deserve the name "crowd-pleaser" whereas others merely aspire to it.
It requires more than the systematic surfeit of the audience's
lowest-common-denominator instincts, which can be instantly effective, but
rarely memorable. A real...more |
| About a Boy Review |
| by David N. Butterworth (Rating: 3.5/4) |
| Hugh Grant wouldn’t necessarily be my top choice to play Will Freeman,
the narcissistic 30-something sloth of Nick Hornby’s “About a Boy” but in the
film version of the British writer’s acerbic, best-selling novel, Grant is
absolutely
perfect in the...more |
| About a Boy Review |
| by John Sylva (Rating: A-) |
| Call it Will Freeman's Diary. In the vain of the comically humanistic
Bridget Jones's Diary comes About a Boy, and, although it's based on the 1999
Nick Hornby novel of the same name, you'd almost swear directors Paul & Chris
Weitz set out with...more |
| About a Boy Review |
| by Jerry Saravia (Rating: 3.5/4) |
| If Hugh Grant didn't exist, it would be necessary to invent him. In my
estimation, he is a modern-day Cary Grant with a touch of healthy cynicism
and the heart of a skeptic when it comes to human relationships. Alas, in
"About a Boy," he has found the...more |
| About a Boy Review |
| by Shannon Patrick Sullivan (Rating: 3.5/4) |
| Directed by Chris Weitz and Paul Weitz. Screenplay by Peter Hedges, Weitz
and Weitz, based on the novel by Nick Hornby. Starring Hugh Grant,
Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette. Running time: 101 minutes. Rated AA by the
MFCB. Reviewed on June 3rd, 2002. more |
| About a Boy Review |
| by Dennis Schwartz (Rating: C) |
| ABOUT A BOY (director: Chris and Paul Weitz; screenwriters: Nick Hornby
(novel)/Peter Hedges; cinematographer: Remi Adefarasin; editor:
Nick Moore; music: Damon Gough; cast: Hugh Grant (Will Freeman), Toni Collette
(Fiona), Rachel Weisz (Rachel),...more |
| About a Boy Review |
| by Homer Yen (Rating: B-) |
| There's a scene late in this film that
exemplifies just how good Hugh Grant is at these
kinds of romantic/comedic flicks. He has a
magical and innate way of turning a situation
that should be humiliating to the audience into a
statement of courage....more |
| About a Boy Review |
| by Jonathan F. Richards |
| There is a bracing appeal to Hugh Grant’s unapologetic caddishness in About
a Boy that is so funny and refreshing that it almost survives the character’s
descent into reformed decency in the latter stages of the movie. Grant plays
Will, one of the...more |
| About a Boy Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten (Rating: 3.5/4) |
| Rating out of 4 stars: 3.5
Reviewed by Harvey Karten
Universal Pictures
Director: Paul Weitz, Chris Weitz
Writer: Peter Hedges, Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz, book by Nick
Hornby
Cast: Hugh Grant, Toni Collette, Rachel Weiss, Nicholas Hoult...more |
| About a Boy Review |
| by Jon Popick (Rating: 7/10) |
| May is shaping up to be a pretty spiffy month for Nick Hornby. First, his
beloved Arsenal (see Fever Pitch) won the double (Premiership and FA Cup
titles), and now, just a couple of weeks later, the feature-film adaptation
of his novel About a Boy is...more |
| About a Boy Review |
| by Edward Johnson-Ott |
| About a Boy (2002)
Hugh Grant, Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, Rachel Weisz, Victoria
Smurfit, Sharon Small, Augustus Prew. Music by Damon Gough. Screenplay
by Paul Weitz, Chris Weitz, Peter Hedges; Based on the book by: Nick
Hornby. Directed by Paul...more |
| About a Boy Review |
| by JoBlo (Rating: 8/10) |
| PLOT:
A rich, hip British dude with an inheritance doesn't do much in his life, but
seems to like it that way. He spends most of his time pampering himself, and it
isn't until he comes up with the brilliant idea of picking up single moms, that
his life...more |
| About a Boy Review |
| by Susan Granger (Rating: 8/10) |
| Susan Granger's review of "ABOUT A BOY" (Universal)
If you loved Hugh Grant in "Notting Hill" and "Four Weddings and a
Funeral," you won't want to miss this wry comedy/drama in which the bumbling
Brit plays Will, a shallow, 38 year-old London...more |
| About a Boy Review |
| by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 3.5/4) |
| ABOUT A BOY really isn't. It's about two guys, one 38 (Hugh Grant) and one 12
(Nicholas Hoult), who share a problem. They're both loners. Will Freeman
(Grant) is happy to be an island. "I was the star of the 'Will Show,' and it
wasn't an ensemble...more |
| About a Boy Review |
| by Christopher Null (Rating: 3.5/5) |
| Prepare to meet the male version of Bridget Jones, as Hugh Grant turns in one of
the best performances of his career in a solid -- yet considerably muddy --
romantic comedy. more |
| About a Boy Review |
| by Laura Clifford (Rating: B) |
| Will Freeman (Hugh Grant) is more than a confirmed bachelor - he believes
all men are islands and he's a sun-drenched tropical one hoping to attract
Swedish female tourists. When he sinks so low as to make up a child in
order to hit on single mothers...more |
