Notting Hill with Julia Roberts: DVD Cover

    Notting Hill Director: Roger Michell Cast: Julia Roberts, Hugh Grant, Hugh Bonneville, Emma Chambers

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    • DVD Release Date: 06/11/2002
    • Original Release: 1999
    • Rating: Rated PG13
    • Sales Rank: 3,384

    Viewer Rating: (11 ratings)

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    Side #1 --
    0. Chapter List
    1. Main Titles- She [:23]
    2. William's Notting Hill [:07]
    3. Surreal, But Nice [:06]
    4. Horse & Hound [1:49]
    5. Birthday Party [:00]
    6. A Date with Anna [1:49]
    7. A Nasty Surprise [6:48]
    8. She's Gone [1:00]
    9. She's Back [7:57]
    10. She's His [3:03]
    11. Rude Awakening [6:57]
    12. Ain't No Sunshine [2:48]
    13. Hope on the Heath [7:09]
    14. Just a Girl... [7:57]
    15. The Right Decision [:07]
    16. Press Conference [1:57]
    17. The Meaning of My Life is...She [1:10]
    18. End Titles [3:23]

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    Editorial Reviews

    Can a beautiful and internationally famous American actress find happiness with a frumpy British bookstore clerk? She can -- at least for a while, it seems -- in Notting Hill. William Thacker (played by Hugh Grant) is a bookseller at a shop in the Notting Hill district in West London, who shares a house with an eccentric Welsh friend, Spike (Rhys Ifans). One day, William is minding the store when in strolls Anna Scott (Julia Roberts), a lovely and well-known actress from the United States who is in London working on a film. She buys a book from William, and she is polite and charming in the way a famous actress would be with a star-struck sales clerk. Their relationship would logically end there, if William didn't run out a few minutes later to buy some juice. While dashing back to the shop, he bumps into Anna on the street, spilling juice all over her blouse. Since he lives nearby, William politely offers to let her stop by his house to clean up; since William seems harmless enough, Anna agrees. When Anna has to stop back to pick up a bag she left at William's house, they kiss -- just in time for Spike to show up. A romance slowly blooms as his friends and family (not to mention the world at large) wonder out loud what he's doing dating a movie star. Notting Hill reunites Hugh Grant with producer Duncan Kenworthy and screenwriter Richard Curtis, who previously worked together on the international hit Four Weddings And A Funeral. Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

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    Almost correctby Anonymous

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    May 24, 2005: Julia Roberts has been getting away with simply playing variations of herself since the days of Mystic Pizza. Her same shrill laugh (it's actually a barking shout)can be heard in any one of those forgettable roles from Flatliners to the Pelican Brief, and the academy-award-winning Brokovich character was Roberts again, only this time dressed like a trailer park refugee and spouting a little more anger and sarcasm than she normally does. God help us- Pretty Woman was such a smash that we'll never be rid of her. Unfortunately, when not playing one of those personal variations, she's lost because she honestly can't act. Take a look at her poor attempt in Michael Collins, and there you'll find someone out of her depth. The role was not difficult, just not a variation of herself (am I getting redundant?) Somehow, though, her limits serve her well in Nottinghill: For once, Roberts can be forgiven for being herself, because that's what the role calls for: a famous, over-paid, self-consumed, Hollywood celebrity. She even has a scene where she can boast about making $15m for the last movie- too realistic! I can see her gloating in the same self-satisfied manner in real life, so it's probably appropriate. Do notice, however: how Alec Baldwin's cameo portrayl of the male star counterpart later in the film is more tongue- in- cheek. He can laugh at himself. Back to the point, this isn't a bad movie. The script contains wit, and several scenes are charming, with more than a few real comedic moments. Enjoyable though it may be at times, though, it is ultimately doomed by its fairy tale ending. Had the scenario allowed Grant to meet simply a more common, ordinary girl, it would have been more apporpriate. His foibles in trying to find the right match would have worked just as well; his believable performance and those turned in by his strong supporting cast would also have been provided more substance. Of course, Roberts would then have to be cut from the film as well (remember-she can only do herself). Left as is, this movie just doesn't make the grade. Three stars for the nice attempt and a chuckle or two, but no more: save it for when you've run out of all the other "date-videos" at your disposal.

    Funny, clever. Notting Hill covers it all.by Anonymous

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    June 08, 2003: Notting Hill is a funny, creative, and clever movie sure to reach all potentials. Hugh Grant couldn't have done a better job playing the shy under-achiever book salesman. Julia Roberts was phenomenal as a famous movie actress that actually reflects her attitude. This hilarious film is great for pre-teens to adults. Grade: A Rating: R Starring: Julia Roberts, Hugh Grant Recommended Age Group: Pre-teens to adults


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