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Notting Hill (1999)

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Reviews Counted:97

Fresh:80

Rotten:17

Average Rating:7.1/10

Consensus: Charming performances provide romance aplenty.

Runtime: 2 hrs 4 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant forge memorable chemistry in this charmer about two very different people--William, an unassuming bookstore owner in London's Notting Hill section, and Anna, a... Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant forge memorable chemistry in this charmer about two very different people--William, an unassuming bookstore owner in London's Notting Hill section, and Anna, a Hollywood actress--who, against the odds, fall in love. After Anna wanders into William's shop while filming on location in London, the two share an instant attraction and find themselves attempting to forge a normal relationship despite Anna's megawatt star power. Screenwriter Richard Curtis (FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL) has crafted a traditional romantic comedy that is surprisingly frank in its depiction of the lives of the rich and famous and the price they pay for success. [More]

Starring: Julia Roberts, Hugh Grant, Hugh Bonneville, Emma Chambers

Starring: Julia Roberts, Hugh Grant, Hugh Bonneville, Emma Chambers, Rhys Ifans, Tim McInnerny, Gina McKee, James Dreyfus

Director: Roger Michell

Director: Roger Michell
Producer: Duncan Kenworthy, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner
Screenwriter: Richard Curtis
Composer: Trevor Jones

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What remains true throughout is the enrapturing spell this sparkling entertainment casts upon the audience.

Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | comment Comment
01/01/00
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

I recommend the movie because it is so beautifully written and performed.

Full Review Source: Aisle Seat | comment Comment
01/01/00
Mike McGranaghan
Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat

What distinguishes the film is its oft-forlorn, last-day-of-summer-camp quality.

Full Review Source: Nashville Scene | comment Comment
01/01/00
Noel Murray
Noel Murray
Nashville Scene

All the other supporting players are British television stars and all rise to the occasion of this big-budget feature film.

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01/01/00
Paul Clinton (CNN.com)
Paul Clinton (CNN.com)
CNN.com
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The movie-star-playing-a-movie-star-who-wants-to-be-a-real-person conceit also has an odd, chilling effect on Julia Roberts, whose appeal, overwhelmingly, is based on her seeming just like the rest of us.

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01/01/00
Peter Rainer
Peter Rainer
New York Magazine
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A romantic-comedy charmer in which you genuinely care about the partners-in-romance.

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01/01/00
Philip Wuntch
Philip Wuntch
Dallas Morning News
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Every time it starts to get really good, every time it reaches a romantic or emotional high, the soundtrack chimes in and ruins the scene with invariably intrusively and often downright awful songs.

Full Review Source: SPLICEDWire | comment Comment
01/01/00
Rob Blackwelder
Rob Blackwelder
SPLICEDWire

Notting Hill is about as enchanting as movies get these days!

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
01/01/00
Rod Dreher
Rod Dreher
New York Post
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The movie is bright, the dialogue has wit and intelligence, and Roberts and Grant are very easy to like.

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01/01/00
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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Surprisingly light and fun overall, "Notting Hill" is good solid entertainment.

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01/01/00
Ross Anthony
Ross Anthony
Hollywood Report Card

This is romantic comedy in an old-fashioned sense, where the pleasures come more from a zestful staging than from foolish details like whether the relationship is 'realistic.'

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01/01/00
Scott Renshaw
Scott Renshaw
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With lead actors like that, Notting Hill doesn't need a cast of annoying supporting characters, but it's got them.

Full Review Source: Salon.com | comment Comment
01/01/00
Stephanie Zacharek
Stephanie Zacharek
Salon.com
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As exquisitely directed by Roger Michell and smartly scripted by Richard Curtis, the movie easily transcends its highly contrived setup.

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01/01/00
Steve Rhodes
Steve Rhodes
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Very funny!

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01/01/00
Steven Rosen
Steven Rosen
Denver Post
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Notting Hill is clever, funny, romantic - and oh, yes, reminiscent of Four Weddings and a Funeral.

Full Review Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | comment Comment
01/01/00
Sue Pierman
Sue Pierman
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

A perfect date movie and one of the most delightful films in years!

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01/01/00
Susan Granger
Susan Granger
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With Notting Hill, you’ve got a romantic comedy that makes falling in love with a movie easy as pie!

Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
01/01/00
Susan Stark
Susan Stark
Detroit News
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Greatly entertaining.

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01/01/00
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Director Roger Michell isn't content to rest on his stars' slapstick laurels, mining instead the more sophisticated, if subversive, socio-romantic pratfalls in Curtis' script.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Examiner | comment Comment
01/01/00
Wesley Morris
Wesley Morris
San Francisco Examiner

The humor of the film saves it from a completely trite and unsatisfying (nay, shall I say enraging) ending.

Full Review Source: Needcoffee.com | comment Comment
01/01/00
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