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Notting Hill

1999

Roger Michell

Hugh Grant, Julia Roberts, Rhys Ifans, Hugh Bonneville ...

6.3

92,044

Romance. Comedy Hugh Grant is a simple bookshop owner whose life is forever changed when the most famous movie star in the world walks in his shop and plants a big wet one on his lips. Says star Roberts who plays someone awfully close to her own life -- a world-famous movie star who makes around $15 million a picture and has to put up with clamorous fans, internet invasions of privacy and tabloid scandals -- "I'm not having fun at the expense of my ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"The movie is bright, the dialogue has wit and intelligence, and Roberts and Grant are very easy to like (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Derek Elley Variety	"[It] has buckets to spare of that rarest screen commodity — genuine, engaging charm — plus a cast and production values that fully deliver when the chips are down."	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"It’s a smashing romantic lark in which Roberts and Grant kindle a sweet, unforced sexiness that is plain irresistible (...) The hotel scene is a gem"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"'Notting Hill' is, in its contrived way, a very romantic film, with an intense, heartfelt quality (...) We get some very clever moments"	POS
United Kingdom	Caroline Westbrook Empire	"Curtis, Kenworthy and Grant have hit upon the magic formula once again, proving that sometimes it's the simple, unfussy entertainment that comes off best (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Desson Thomson The Washington Post	"The movie works because Grant and Roberts are disarming geniuses at playing themselves (...) An affair to remember"	POS
United Kingdom	Fiona Sturges The Independent	"Even with its predictable characters and whimsical plot 'Notting Hill' is good, though not as good as it should be."	NEU
United States	Janet Maslin The New York Times	"The movie has lots of glossy charm (...) [Curtis'] smart, sidelong witticisms are so well suited to the actor's artful bumbling"	POS
United States	Paul Clinton CNN	"It's sweet, charming, somewhat predictable (although well written), and guaranteed to pluck the heartstrings of the hopelessly romantic."	POS
United Kingdom	Lorien Haynes Radio Times	"Saturated with wit and well directed by Roger Michell (...) It's an intensely enjoyable experience.(…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Time Out	"It is very enjoyable (...) An agreeably slick affair, with decent support performances, elegant camerawork, and several impressive set pieces."	POS
United States	Keith Phipps AV Club	"Grant remains charming and comfortable delivering believably clever lines (...) Interesting and entertaining"	POS

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