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Will, éternel adolescent dans la trentaine, vit des droits d’auteur générés par une chanson à succès composée par son père des années plus tôt. Incapable de s’engager et manipulateur, il tente sa chance auprès de mères célibataires, selon lui plus faciles, en s’inventant un fils. Grâce à l’une de ces femmes, il rencontrera Marcus, petit garçon de 12 ans flanqué d’une mère suicidaire, aussi brillant et coincé que Will est cool et mal dans sa peau. Mais le plus adulte des deux ne sera pas nécessairement celui que l’on croit.
About a Boy s’avère une bonne surprise. D’abord parce que le ton de Nick Hornby, habile mélange d’ironie et de tendresse, est restitué fidèlement dans la réalisation des frères Chris et Paul Weitz (pourtant responsables du calamiteux American Pie). Ensuite parce que le rôle de Will offre enfin à Hugh Grant l’occasion de se débarrasser de l’étiquette du héros-romantique-aux-yeux-bleus dans laquelle il s’engluait depuis Four Weddings and a Funeral. Enfin, parce qu’une intrigue complexe, des personnages consistants, bien que fragiles, et une utilisation originale de la voix hors champ forment les ingrédients bien assortis de cette fable parfois acide, souvent émouvante, sur la difficulté de grandir. --Helen Faradji
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Best film of 2002,
By not telling (Philadelphia, PA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: About a Boy (Widescreen) (DVD)
This movie is by far my favorite of 2002!Hugh Grant plays the funniest character of his career! And Toni Collette gives an amazing performance! I was so impressed with this movie when I rented it, I went right out and bought it and watched it again! Will (hugh grant) is a good looking, womanizing, millionaire, loner who's main priorities in life are himself, buying CD's, watching TV, and making sure that his life stays exactly the way that he wants it. But, when he invents a 2 year old son in order to meet single-moms, he meets a 12 year old boy named Marcus. As Will tries to teach Marcus how to be "cool", Marcus teaches Will that "no man is an island". Suddenly, Will finds his door wide open to new experiences and lessons. A great movie. VERY funny, entertaining, heartwarming, with a great cast of good actors!!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Touching, insightful, funny and enjoyable,
By "julia_b" (Tucson, Arizona United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: About a Boy (Widescreen) (DVD)
Very enjoyable film. A well done comedy as well as an entertaining commentary about modern life. Another very good adaptation of a Nick Hornby novel (see also "Fever Pitch" and "High Fidelity"). Hugh Grant is brilliant as Will, and it is a refreshing change from many of his previous movie roles. I prefer watching him play the handsome cad rather than the bumbling nice guy (v.boring).
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5.0 out of 5 stars
It is never just about a boy .,
By Vlad (russianwriter.net) - See all my reviews
This review is from: About a Boy (Widescreen) (DVD)
Excellent comedy from the directors of " American Pie " and " " Down to Earth ". Starring Hugh Grant . By it's speed and meaning reminds me " Four Weddings and a Funeral ". If you did like that one , you definitely going to love " About a Boy ".Hugh Grant playing Will , some guy who is doing absolutely nothing . Just watching TV all day , picking up CDs in the store , eating lunch and picking up girls later at night . Will living on his fathers "one hit wonder " song's money and his principle in life is very simple - one man is an island . He needs nothing , he wants nothing and he cares about nothing . But one day Marcus ( Nicholas Hoult ) walks in his life and things beginning to change . Marcus is a 6-7 grade kid , growing up with his single and depressed "hippie" mom . He is bullied at school and has no friends . He just started stopping by at Will's place and " hang around ", anyway Will doing nothing all day . This relationship changed both their lives for better . And finally Will realized the real life he was missing . One man is never an island after all - you change other people lives , same as they change yours .
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