LouHomey From my favorite movies..

Limerculer A waste of 90 minutes of my life

ChanFamous I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

Sienna-Rose Mclaughlin The movie really just wants to entertain people.

cricketbat About a Boy finds an excellent balance between being a lighthearted comedy and a thought-provoking drama. It starts out looking like a run-of-the-mill rom-com, but it soon reveals itself as a captivating story with complex characters. Hugh Grant, Nicholas Hoult and Toni Collette work very well together. This is a great movie.

betty dalton Another Hugh Grant comedy. Liked him before? U will probably like him now. In "About a Boy" Hugh Grant's character wants to be an "island": no attachments to wife or kids, just living as a bachelor, living of royalties and watching movies and dating women day in day out. With lots of millions in his bank account he doesnt need to work so he fills his days with pleasures. The ideal young man's dreamlife. Untill a boy crosses his path whom he is forced to take care of. Will he like it? Or will he dump the kid?This Hugh Grant flick is really heartfelt and endearing. Hugh Grant plays his usual whining but witty self. But this time a kid plays a lead character too. It is not a kids movie perse, although kids could really enjoy it too, because it deals with many issues kids who get bullied have to deal with. "About A Boy" deals with some heavy family issues, but they are all wrapped in lighthearted comedy. It never becomes heavy, no way. It is sugarcoated and witty with a happy ending ofcourse. Lovely, funny, family oriented Hugh Grant flick. For young and old.

herzigmary In the film About a Boy, Will is a rich man that invents a son to meet women in a support group for single parents. After a series of events that leads him to get close to a young boy named Marcus, Will starts to mature an instead wants to take care of him and have a mature relationship with a business woman. Will is an unlikable character that becomes more likable as the film goes on, through trials that test his loyalty to the people who matter the most. The film seems to be more of a character piece, as the writing concentrates more on Will's development than anything else. Its still a good film regardless and I would recommend it.

areatw 'About a Boy' is one of those films that always appears to be showing somewhere. Probably because of its appeal to a family audience who can all enjoy the story and light humour.For me, the best part of this film is the exceptional performances from Hugh Grant and Nicholas Hoult, who play Will and Marcus respectively. The relationship between the pair and the funny moments they deliver is what makes the film.The storyline is relatively simple and easy to follow but still manages to be enjoyable and interesting. Whilst this isn't a film I particularly like, I could happily sit though it again and again without getting bored.