Hugh Grant is one of my favorite actors; he is such a sweet guy (On-screen) that as many
times I come across any new or old movie of him – I again and again fall in
love with him. I believe he is one of the most underrated actors of his own
times. Barring a very few of his movies – I have almost seen all more then
once. This was one of those exceptionally brilliant feel good movies. In this
movie, Hugh Grant is a well off guy surviving on his dad's royalties, having a
good time doing nothing but watching TV. He dates a single mother but
unfortunately their relationship ends amicably, soon comes up with an idea to
date single mothers only by joining a group called SPAT (Single Parents Alone
Together). What life throws on him is a hilarious ride and how it all ends is
simply superb, it actually made me laugh out loud like crazy, totally loved his
straight face comedy. The guy even when in so much trouble makes a damn good
face and tries to walk out of trouble in his own ways. Watch out for the last
scene and his performance on stage – you will be in splits for sure. It’s a
damn good one time watch especially for those who love clean comedies. Not to
be missed.
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| Rachel Weisz |
The Movie: As I mentioned
earlier, Hugh is such a nice guy even in this movie that all his antics sound
and look so genuine. His frustrations, confusions, reactions, even when he
blurts out something in anger, it makes me laugh big time. Like it happens in
this movie couple of times. The story is very simple and straight forward of a guy
“Will” (Hugh Grant), who practically does nothing for a living as his dad
composed some Christmas songs and the royalty coming from the same is more than
enough for him to live a comfortable life. One fine day he meets a single
mother but just in a couple of days he realizes they aren’t meant to be
together but since he is a nice guy and cares for her feelings – it’s very hard
for him to break off with her. To his shock, even she had the same feeling and
they call it off amicably. But with this relationship he realizes one thing
that its easy to be in a relationship with a single mother, have a good time
and move on to the next, without any commitment or responsibility. During one
of his grocery shopping trips he comes across an ad talking about a group
called SPAT (Single Parents Alone Together), he joins them and claims that he
has a two year old son whose currently gone with his separated wife. There he
meets another parent and goes around with her. During one of their picnic
trips, he meets her friend’s 12 year old son Marcus (Nicholas Hoult). What
happens in the picnic is hilarious stuff as Marcus kills a duck with a loaf of
bread but Will saves him by creating a story, with which Marcus gets pretty
impressed and develops a bond with him gradually.
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| Natalia Tena |
Marcus’s mother too is a single
parent and she tries committing suicide but somehow she is saved by Will and
her neighboring friend who Will was dating previously. Marcus tries Will to
date his mom to save her from loneliness but after their first date he follows
Will and realizes that he neither has a kid nor is a divorcee. Marcus being a
smart kid blackmails his way to his home and gets an access to Will’s house as
and when he wishes. They develop quite a good bond as they go out together and
Will does helps him on couple of things, they do spend some good time together
at Will’s house. It was damn good to see Marcus’s popularity starts growing in
his school and he too ends up going around with a hot tom boyish girl Ellie
(Natalia Tena), in the meantime Will too comes across Rachel (Rachel Weisz) and
he uses Marcus as his own son to appear interesting to her. How they all meet
and what goes around with Rachel’s son and Marcus is hilarious, finally they
end up breaking off as well and finally Will and Marcus too fight it off between
themselves. What happens next and how it falls all over in right place is a
classic ending. The last half an hour off the movie is too good with thinks
going out of hands but again falling in right places. Marcus’s social suicide
even after his girl friends warning is too good and how Will saves him on stage
is one hell of a scene. The way they have used one of my favorite songs
“Killing me softly” here – it had me in splits. I am sure comedy lovers will
enjoy this one big time.
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