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Name: About a Boy
Released: 2002-5-17
Cast: Hugh Grant, Toni Collette, Rachel Weisz, Nicholas Hoult

About a Boy

PG-13
1h 41m
2002

93%

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Hugh Grant (Notting Hill, Bridget Jones's Diary) is simply brilliant in this comedy hit the critics are hailing as "Hilarious!" (Premiere). Will Lightman (Grant) is a good-looking, smooth-talking bachelor whose primary goal in life is avoiding any kind of responsibility. But when he invents an imaginary son in order to meet attractive single moms, Will gets a hilarious lesson about life from a bright, but hopelessly geeky 12-year-old named Marcus. Now, as Will struggles to teach Marcus the art of being cool, Marcus teaches Will that you're never too old to grow up. About A Boy is the irresistible comedy smash that Time Magazine says is "smart, funny and winsome."

Director:

Chris Weitz, Weitz, Paul

Producer:

Tim Bevan, Robert De Niro, Brad Epstein, Eric Fellner, Jane Rosenthal, Nick Hornsby, Lynn Harris

Writer:

Paul Weitz, Chris Weitz, Peter Hedges

Cast:

Hugh Grant, Toni Collette, Rachel Weisz, Nicholas Hoult

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

93%

Critics Consensus: About a Boy benefits tremendously from Hugh Grant's layered performance, as well as a funny, moving story that tugs at the heartstrings without tilting into treacle.

Reviews

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Rachel Wagner

A funny, insightful, sweet film

The film has tremendous star power, added to this fact, it's a remarkably warm and witty film, filmed with unique creativity and visual gusto, and a catchy soundtrack.

The splendid effectiveness of 'About a Boy' lies fully in the precise work of adaptation that the Weitz brothers make of the original text. [Full Review in Spanish]

In print. Hornby's story was lapped up by women. On screen, it looks likes the worst kind of unconvincing, unfelt schmaltz, and faintly misogynist in the subordination of its female characters to the needs of its male star. Come back, Richard Curtis.

While the movie has some awkwardly executed scenes and slow spots... this is a comedy with a heart... It's funny, it's smart, it's poignant - and it's set on Planet Earth.

June 25, 2017

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