About A Boy

Starring:

Director:

Chris Weitz | Paul Weitz

Genres:

Comedy

Languages:

English

Reviews:

3 reviews

Growing up has nothing to do with age... Will (Grant) is a 38-year old Londoner living a bachelor lifestyle on the back of royalties earned from a Christmas song penned by his father some years previously. A serial womaniser, Will comes up with the idea of attending a single parents group as a new way to pick up women. Inventing a two-year old son for himself, he meets lonely, bullied schoolboy Marcus (Nicholas Hoult) and his depressed, music therapist mother (Toni Collette). The intelligent Marcus soon learns Will's secret and so blackmails him into letting him hang out at his place and watch afternoon telly. However, what starts out as an uneasy quiz show watching alliance turns into an unlikely friendship...

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Loved It

Caroline from Laois, 23 Apr 2008

I never rated Hugh Grant and actually avoided his films as I thought he was a one trick pony. This changed my mind totally and showed me he can act and do good drama roles. The story is a little odd but you just don't notice as you sit glued to it and at times you just have to cry and laugh along with the characters in the film. It's a really nice film and can be watched by all the family. No 'Oh My God' moments that have you reaching for the remote as far as I can remember. I'd watch it again!

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Love this film,

Natasha from Carlow, 12 Dec 2008

I love this film, seen it a couple of times before, it's one you can watch again and again and again, definitely one for the dvd collection

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About a boy

Anne from Cavan, 15 Dec 2008

Very enjoyable and amusing - lightweight!

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