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Notting Hill
- Director: Roger Michell
- Writer: Richard Curtis
- Producer: Tim Bevan; Richard Curtis
CGiii Comment
Hugh Grant does what he always does and this really is a sequel to 4 Weddings.
Julia does Julia and James Dreyfus does his doting gay shop assistant.
All the performances are spot on simply because nothing is demanded from them - neither by director nor writer.
It's pleasant, funny and flimsy - but, for entertainment, it will pass time pleasantly without much thought or afterthought.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Every man's dream comes true for William Thacker, an unsuccessful Notting Hill bookstore owner, when Anna Scott, the world's most beautiful woman and best-liked actress, enters his shop. A little later, he still can't believe it himself, William runs into her again - this time spilling orange juice over her. Anna accepts his offer to change in his nearby apartment, and thanks him with a kiss, which seems to surprise her even more than him. Eventually, Anna and William get to know each other better over the months, but being together with the world's most wanted woman is not easy - neither around your closest friends, nor in front of the all-devouring press.
Cast & Characters
Julia Roberts as Anna Scott;
Hugh Grant as William Thacker;
Richard McCabe as Tony;
Rhys Ifans as Spike;
James Dreyfus as Martin;
Dylan Moran as Rufus the Thief;
Roger Frost as Annoying Customer;
Henry Goodman as Ritz Concierge;
Julian Rhind-Tutt as 'Time Out' Journalist;
Lorelei King as Anna's Publicist;
John Shrapnel as PR Chief;
Clarke Peters as 'Helix' Lead Actor;
Arturo Venegas as Foreign Actor;
Yolanda Vazquez as Interpreter;
Mischa Barton as 12-Year-Old Actress