Director: Roger Michell
Producer: Duncan Kenworthy
Writer: Richard Curtis
Starring: Julia Roberts, Hugh Grant, Hugh Bonneville, Emma Chambers, James Dreyfus, Rhys Ifans, Tim McInnerny, Gina McKee
Music: Trevor Jones
Running time: 124 min.
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Notting Hill is a 1999 romantic comedy film set in Notting Hill, London, released on 21 May 1999. The screenplay was written by Richard Curtis who had previously written Four Weddings and a Funeral. The film was well received by critics, and charted well at the box office, becoming the highest grossing British film yet released. The film won a BAFTA, and was nominated in two other categories. Notting Hill won several other awards, including a British Comedy Award and a Brit Award for the soundtrack.
William Thacker (Hugh Grant) is the owner of an independent bookstore in Notting Hill that specializes in travel writing. One day, Thacker encounters world-famous Hollywood actress Anna Scott (Julia Roberts) during her trip to London, when she enters his shop to purchase a book. After William accidentally dumps orange juice down Anna’s front, an on-again, off-again, on-again, off-again, on-again love affair blossoms.
Notting Hill wins its real points in the details. Director Michell’s London is every bit is real as a Beatles album. And, big surprise, it’s the cast of completely unknown supporting characters that really carry the film.
If you like lighthearted romances, Notting Hill is for you.
Movie Gooroo Rating: 3 and ½ stars.
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