This was almost a perfect romantic comedy. The set-up rivaled Roman Holiday in its delightfulness. The two leads were perfect. Grant's friends and family were the kinds of people we all wish we had in our lives. Notting Hill, as presented here, became one of those dream habitats like the village in Local Hero or Amelie's Paris that seemed (and are) too good to be true but we wish they were anyway.
It was obvious from the opening credits how the story would resolve but the script was so well written that it didn't matter. Lots of wit, great pacing to the story. I particularly liked the press conference finale...tickled at the RH reference.
The only minus to me was Rhys Ifans' character...the flatmate from hell. He was badly overdone...so absurd that he broke through the possible reality barrier. When he came on screen I cringed...nothing he did or said was funny...just wildly asinine...not the same thing.
Still, this was a completely satisfying film. Richard Curtis scored prior to this project with Four Weddings but this surpassed that one and stands a high point for the genre until a better one comes along.
7
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