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ABOUT A BOY, directed by Chris and Paul Weitz, stars Hugh Grant as Will Freeman, a proudly self-absorbed 38-year-old Londoner. Living lavishly off the royalties from a hit Christmas song penned by his father, Will excels at nothing except doing nothing, which, in his case, includes shopping for CDs and having his hair "professionally disheveled." When Will makes a guilt-free exit from a brief fling with a single mom, he decides to crash a meeting of S.P.A.T. (Single Parents, Alone Together) in pursuit of more single mothers. This scheme leads to meeting Suzie (Victoria Smurfit) and Marcus (Nicholas Hoult), the socially awkward 12-year-old son of her flaky best friend, Fiona (Toni Collette). A series of odd situations leads to Will and Marcus becoming unlikely friends, and gradually both of their lives start to change for the better. However, when Will falls for the lovely Rachel (Rachel Weisz) and attempts to pass Marcus off as his son, things go awry. In order to win the heart of Rachel and make amends ...
 
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No Hugh-man is an island

Date of Review:  May 17, 2002
The Bottom Line: No clones, no spiderwebs, no Scooby snacks, no explosions and no wise-cracking buddy cops. And still this might turn out to be one of the most entertaining movies this summer.
Review: Will Freeman is an island.

Surrounded by oceans of women, Will goes through life with the devil-may-care attitude of a hipster playboy; he?s a modern rogue with a smooth-as-Kahlua charm and an eye-twinkle grin. He?s a bloke always on the...
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  4.0

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Recommended to buy: Yes

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Grant sparkles, the direction is...
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The story follows a predictable course.
 

About a Boy: Hugh Grant and Nicholas Hault Shine!

Date of Review:  May 27, 2002
The Bottom Line: The acting and the story are great but this movie is a feel-good kind of drama, and not a comedy, so don';t get confused.
Review: I am a man that is hard to upset, but when I enter a movie thinking it?s going to be a comedy and it turns out to be more of a drama, I get mad. You might even call it rage or fury. All I know is that this movie wasn?t what I thought it was going to...
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  4.0

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Recommended to buy: Yes

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Hugh Grant, Nicholas Hault, Toni...
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Unexpected drama, a few loose ends.
 

About a Boy Surprised Me (Lean-N-Mean 2)

Date of Review:  Dec 15, 2003
The Bottom Line: The Bottom Line has some serious issues with girrrrls.
Review: Ok. Yes. I did read lots of great reviews... a few slammed it hard, but most were singing it's praises. Yet I doubted. I should not have. About a Boy is a work of art.

Me, I didn't mean anything. About anything, to anyone. And I knew that...
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  5.0

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Recommended to buy: Yes

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I didn't see it sooner.
 
 
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Key Information
Directors Paul Weitz
Stars Hugh Grant
Actors Nicholas Hoult
Genre Comedies
Subgenre Romances • Friendships • London, England
MPAA Rating PG-13 (MPAA)
Available Formats DVD: WS; Valentine's Day Packaging
UPC 025192055096
Release Date 2002
Running Time 1hr 42min

Languages
Original Language English

DVD Editions
  Format: DVD: Full Frame , 1hr 42min
Release Company: Universal Studios Home Video (January 14, 2003)
UPC: 025192245220

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  Format: VHS , 1hr 42min
Release Company: Universal Studios Home Video (January 14, 2003)
UPC: 096896013538

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Screenwriter Peter Hedges

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  (05/24/2002, p.61-2, Owen Gleiberman): "...Hugh Grant has grown up, holding on to his lightness and witty cynicism....Grant draws on, and deepens, his enjoyable performance as the seducer boss in Bridget Jones' Diary..."
 
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