About a Boy
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 78 Ratings
- Starring: Hugh Grant
- Summary: About a Boy is about a man (Grant) -- a handsome, rich, shallow, self-absorbed, irresistible cad -- and the unexpected relationship he develops with a boy he meets while trying to pick up another boy's mother. (Universal Pictures)
- Director: Chris Weitz
- Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Romance
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Positive: 31 out of 38
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Mixed: 5 out of 38
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Negative: 2 out of 38
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100The timing and cutting of the film are terrific, the build-up to an absurdly hilarious climax is just right, and the performances are near perfect.
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80Few scenarios are more cliched than the curmudgeonly father-figure who takes in the precocious imp -- irritation in the first two acts, love in the third -- but Hornby infuses it with warmth and honesty, not to mention his obvious gift for wry observation.
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60Wickedly funny and surprisingly sweet film may be the perfect star vehicle for Grant. He's full of piss and vinegar and has at long last set aside the wobbly, stammering persona best left at "Four Weddings and a Funeral."
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30Since the central odd couple have no rapport, their bond never seems to progress past mutual usury.
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Positive: 44 out of 50
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Mixed: 6 out of 50
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Negative: 0 out of 50
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SusanL.9A self-absorbed metrosexual becomes human. A wonderful exploration of masculinity in a post-feminist age.
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