Notting Hill Movie Review 1999

Romantic comedy that can coast by on charm alone. Roberts is not playing herself (okay, so there are, possibly, some similarities). She is playing a famous and neurotic movie star, Anna Scott, who's filming on location in London. She meets cute with shy travel bookstore owner William Thacker (Grant) and the unexpected twosome are soon spending a lot of time together. Trouble immediately begins when the paparazzi find out about their affair and William finds his face splashed all over the tabloids and reporters camped out in his garden. Ifans is a scene stealer as William's grubby and crazy housemate.

Distribution

Universal Studios Home Video, 100 Universal City Plz., Universal City, CA 91608-9955, Phone: (818)777-1000, Fax: (818)866-1483, URL: http://www.universalstudios.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 123 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Comedy, London, Behind the Scenes, Books & Bookstores, Showbiz Comedies, Top Grossing Films of 1999, Front Page, Wedding Bells

Screenplay

Richard Curtis

Cast

Julia Roberts, Hugh Grant, Hugh Bonneville, Rhys Ifans, Tim (McInnerny) McInnery, Gina McKee, James Dreyfus, Richard McCabe, Emma Chambers

Cinematography

Michael Coulter

Director

Roger Michell

Music

Trevor Jones

Producer

Duncan Kenworthy, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Working Title Productions, Polygram Filmed Entertainment