DVD : About a Boy (Widescreen Edition)
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Universal
EAN: 9780783268644
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0783268645
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 14, 2003
Running Time: 101 minutes
Sales Rank: 7160
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: 2002
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Product Description:
Will lightman is a good-looking smooth-talking bachelor whose primary goal in life is avoiding any kind of responsibility. But when he invents an imaginary son in order to meet attractive single moms will gets a hilarious lesson about life from a bright but hopelessly geeky 12-year-old named marcus. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 08/01/2006 Starring: Hugh Grant Toni Collette Run time: 102 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Chris Weitz/paul Weitz
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A box-office smash in England, About a Boy went on to charm the world as another fine adaptation (following High Fidelity) of a popular Nick Hornby novel. While High Fidelity transplanted its London charm to Chicago, this irresistible comedy was directed by Americans Chris and Paul Weitz (American Pie) with its British pedigree intact. Better yet, Hugh Grant is perfectly cast as Will, a self-absorbed trust-fund slacker who tries to improve his romantic odds by preying on desperate single mothers. His cynical strategy backfires when he recruits the misfit son (Nicholas Hoult) of a suicidal mother (Toni Collette) to pose as his own son, thus proving his parental prowess to his latest single-mom target (Rachel Weisz). The kid has a warming effect on this ultimate cad, and what could have been a sappy tearjerker turns into a subtle, frequently hilarious portrait of familial quirks and elevated self-esteem. From start to finish, it's a genuine treat. --Jeff Shannon
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I enjoy watching Hugh Grant in films. He's made romantic comedies worth a man's time, playing the perfectly hilarious, irreverent counterpart to some insanely hot mamas (Rachel Weisz, in this instance). But this material is hardly shocking or revolutionary, or even new. This is actually a bit more daft and conventional than any other of Hugh's films--Notting Hill and Love Actually are definitely more complex and satisfying, although many parts of About a Boy are plenty funny. But let's face it, ... Read More
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One of my all time favorite movies. I purchased this copy for my boss.
Sweet, funny and smart.
Highly recommend it
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I simply can't express what a total treat this film is. Hugh Grant puts on his finest performance (next to Edward Farrars in Sense and Sensibility) and the writing and direction are absolutely perfect. This film has it all, humor, message, quirkiness, drama... You can't go wrong with a viewing of this excellent work of art.
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The concept is simple. An avaricious male pretends that he has a son in order to meet women and yet ends up becoming a parental figure for a young boy. Although this is "About a Boy" in a nutshell, the Weitz brothers' motion picture deals with the sobering topics of suicide and single parenting while infusing comedy to highlight the importance of relationships. This Oscar nominated film is a piece of entertainment that provides an interesting perspective on the realities of life.
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A film that moves briskly, but carries the viewer along nicely. It is entertaining and features a realistic portrayal of characters struggling with lives that are slightly derailed. The film--similar to the film Passion Fish--avoids becoming maudlin or manipulative and manages to surprise the viewer once or twice.
Highly recommended.
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