Notting Hill
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London bookstore owner William Thacker's quiet life turns upside down when a chance encounter with famous actress Anna Scott sparks an unlikely romance challenged by their vastly different worlds.
What critics thought
Notting Hill landed as a genial, well-cast romantic comedy that most critics found charming enough to forgive its flaws — though those flaws provoked real argument. The warmest praise went to the chemistry between the leads and Richard Curtis's wit, while the sharpest dissent targeted the film's glossy, demographically sanitized portrait of one of London's most diverse neighborhoods, a complaint that has only grown louder over time.
“Curtis' dialogue may be much snappier than his sometimes dawdling plot, but the first hour of Notting Hill is so beguiling and consistently funny it seems churlish to complain that the rest is merely good.”
James Sanford·James Sanford On Film
“The movie is bright, the dialogue has wit and intelligence, and Roberts and Grant are very easy to like.”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“The humor of the film saves it from a completely trite and unsatisfying (nay, shall I say enraging) ending”
Widgett Walls·Needcoffee.com
“This film was pure and unadulterated balderdash”
Dennis Schwartz·Ozus' World Movie Reviews
“It's slick, it's gawky, it's 10 minutes too long, and it's certainly not "Four Weddings and a Funeral Part 2" in either construction or overall tone”
Derek Elley·Variety
Parents guide
- Violence
- none
- Sex
- mild
- Profanity
- mild
- Substances
- mild
- Intensity
- none
Genres
Romance, Comedy
Cast & Crew
Roger MichellDirector
Julia RobertsAnna Scott
Hugh GrantWilliam Thacker
Gina McKeeBella
Tim McInnernyMax
Rhys IfansSpike
Emma ChambersHoney
Hugh BonnevilleBernie
Richard McCabeTony
James DreyfusMartin
Dylan MoranRufus the Thief
Roger FrostAnnoying Customer
Henry GoodmanRitz Concierge
Trevor JonesComposer
Richard CurtisWriterNotting Hill
London bookstore owner William Thacker's quiet life turns upside down when a chance encounter with famous actress Anna Scott sparks an unlikely romance challenged by their vastly different worlds.
What critics thought
Notting Hill landed as a genial, well-cast romantic comedy that most critics found charming enough to forgive its flaws — though those flaws provoked real argument. The warmest praise went to the chemistry between the leads and Richard Curtis's wit, while the sharpest dissent targeted the film's glossy, demographically sanitized portrait of one of London's most diverse neighborhoods, a complaint that has only grown louder over time.
“Curtis' dialogue may be much snappier than his sometimes dawdling plot, but the first hour of Notting Hill is so beguiling and consistently funny it seems churlish to complain that the rest is merely good.”
James Sanford·James Sanford On Film
“The movie is bright, the dialogue has wit and intelligence, and Roberts and Grant are very easy to like.”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“The humor of the film saves it from a completely trite and unsatisfying (nay, shall I say enraging) ending”
Widgett Walls·Needcoffee.com
“This film was pure and unadulterated balderdash”
Dennis Schwartz·Ozus' World Movie Reviews
“It's slick, it's gawky, it's 10 minutes too long, and it's certainly not "Four Weddings and a Funeral Part 2" in either construction or overall tone”
Derek Elley·Variety
Parents guide
- Violence
- none
- Sex
- mild
- Profanity
- mild
- Substances
- mild
- Intensity
- none
Genres
Romance, Comedy
Cast & Crew
Roger MichellDirectorJulia RobertsAnna ScottHugh GrantWilliam ThackerGina McKeeBellaTim McInnernyMaxRhys IfansSpikeEmma ChambersHoneyHugh BonnevilleBernieRichard McCabeTonyJames DreyfusMartinDylan MoranRufus the ThiefRoger FrostAnnoying CustomerHenry GoodmanRitz ConciergeTrevor JonesComposerRichard CurtisWriterRent & Buy