About a Boy Reviews

About a Boy review

Posted : 2 years, 3 months ago on 8 February 2011 02:03

About a Boy is based on a book by Nick Hornby. The case is not terribly original. The viewer knows more or less what will happen. But the humorous mood throughout the film, makes it very interesting. This is based on the pattern of two completely different characters (with only common point of loneliness), the conflict which caused laughter. To this end, of course, help considerably sound interpretations of both Hugh Grant who plays with absolute naturalness and the arrogant egomaniac bachelor who cares only for himself without regard for the feelings of others, and the small Nicholas Hoult where his face is combined naive child with early maturity. Moreover, the Weitz brothers who is directing the film-makers and the American Pie-avoid in this case, coarsely funny and rely primarily on highly successful cues of well-written script. At the end of the movie Will insists that every man is an island by himself, but recognizes the importance of creating clusters of islands.


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About a Boy review

Posted : 2 years, 9 months ago on 20 August 2010 06:45

problem is there is no real beginning, middle and end. I like Hugh Grant - and he is typical comdey in this but lacks something. enjoyable just not unmissable.

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Another enjoyable Hugh Grant rom-com!

Posted : 2 years, 11 months ago on 31 May 2010 10:08

Another soppy (not bad) Hugh Grant rom-com was the first thing that came to my mind when I heard of his film and saw a couple of pictures and the poster and this is exactly what I thought of it. It was an enjoyable film that was inspiring, funny and emotional. I don't really know why but it reminded me of Billy Elliot. Also, I have to say that About A Boy is a very predictable film with consequences you sort of knew was going to happen.


About A Boy tells us the story of a young man called Will Freeman (Grant) who lives a happy lifestyle thanks to a successful Christmas song that his father wrote and because of this, Will doesn't need to work. He spends most of his free time smoking, watching television and reading about pop culture. One day, Will meets young boy Marcus (Hoult) who is going hard phases in life and together they create a friendship like father and son who begin to understand each other. After bringing us British romantic comedies like Four Weddings And A Funeral and Notting Hill, there was something that I guaranteed that Grant was either going to fail with About A Boy or once again succeed. Hugh Grant is the one British actor who fits perfectly in romantic comedies! His characters are very similar because they're just idiots and the ways with the women are very similar too. Nicholas Hoult delivers a great performance as Marcus! He did remind me a lot of Jamie Bell in Billy Elliot.


Brothers Chris and Paul Weitz worked well on this film and they have been directors who usually work separately. Chris has bought us American Pie, The Golden Compass and regrettably New Moon. Paul bought In Good Company, American Dreamz, Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant and the upcoming Little Fockers.


Overall, About A Boy is an enjoyable romantic comedy that will delight all hearts! Another successful Hugh Grant rom-com!

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Charming British comedy

Posted : 5 years ago on 28 April 2008 01:17

"I was in some strange territory. Was I frightened? I was petrified."

I usually enjoy watching these types of heart-warming British comedies, and About a Boy is certainly no exception. This one has a lot more heart than some other comedies I've seen over the years, and the great cast certainly help the film majorly.

Hugh Grant plays Will, a 38-year-old underachiever who is out of work, has a fear of commitment and starts a sudden obsession with dating single women. While attending a single parents gathering group, he meets Fiona (Collette) and her son Marcus (Hoult). Will's life is altered after Fiona attempts suicide, and Marcus feels that Will should marry her so he won't have to put up with her depression issues. Marcus and Will strike up a close friendship, and they both learn a thing or two about life while helping each other through their respective life problems.

Hugh Grant, although pretty much playing these types of characters all the time, is in good form and is quite hilarious at times. Young Nicholas Hoult delivers a questionable performance at times, but he's far from horrible.

I had not seen this film for a long time, and now that I've finally seen it again I rather liked it a lot more the second time around. I guess age has a lot to do with tastes in movies. The film is very charming, well made, and is quite side splitting at times as well.

British comedies are usually of varying quality, but About a Boy was a really good movie. The laughs are all over the place, the film is brightly told, and the cast is great. Makes for a great night out at the movies!

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