About a Boy

pros: Great acting from the two leads, story is good enough for anybody to comprehend.

cons: Pacing is a bit slow at times, ending is somewhat predictable.

About a Boy Offers a Different Perspective on Life

This is a comedy that combines the funny side and the sad side of life through two young men. With 2... See Full Review

pros: Humorous, touching, real world.

cons: It saddens me that more people don't appreciate this movie.

My All-time Favorite Movie

I watch a lot of movies, even worked as a movie critic for a while, and this movie, About a Boy, has... See Full Review

pros: Excellent acting, storyline

cons: None

We live in an island age..

Cast Will Freeman - Hugh Grant (Sense and Sensibility, Notting Hill) Marcus - Nicholas Hoult (Skins)... See Full Review

pros: Small twist on an over used plot

cons: Over used plot

If nothing else is handy

About a Boy at first flush seems like a fluff film that isnt even really a chick-flick. I had it se... See Full Review

pros: incredible cast, well-acted, endearing and original... great to watch over and over again.

cons: the ending may be a little sugar-coated for some.

From the makers of American Pie..... who knew?!?!

I bought this film because I saw it in theaters and fell in love with it. It's one of the funniest f... See Full Review

pros: Great acting, excellent script and story.

cons: None!

One of my favorite movies.

I really loved this movie even though there are a lot of Hugh Grant detractors out there. Yes, he's... See Full Review

pros: Grant; Hoult; Collette; creative screenplay

cons: A couple of inconsistencies in emotional tone, but nothing significant

About a Boy : Or About Two Boys of Very Different Ages

"No man is an island..." except for Will Freeman. He's trying hard to prove the exception to the rul... See Full Review

pros: good performances, smart dislogue

cons: profanity, characters not too likable to begin with

This Is the Story of a Boy...

While reviewing Music and Lyrics yesterday, I noted that I was impressed by Hugh Grant's sing... See Full Review

pros: Just a good film

cons: None

A hell of a good movie

About a Boy is really a great, great movie. It's the kind of movie Hugh Grant would play, if his cha... See Full Review

pros: Fair acting by Grant, light and fluffy.

cons: I am sure the book is better.

About a Boy: Not that film you watched about puberty.

The films that have been coming out in the last several years have been trying to perfect the concep... See Full Review