About a Boy
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New in the acclaimed series--the new film starring Hugh Grant and Toni Collette, adapted from the acclaimed novel by Nick Hornby ( High Fidelity ). Coming from Universal Pictures in April 2002, produced by Tribeca Productions and Working Title Films. Based on Nick Hornby's popular novel, About A Boy is a comedy-drama starring Hugh Grant as Will, a rich, child-free and irresponsible Londoner in his thirties who, in search of available women, invents an imaginary son and starts attending single parent meetings. As a result of one of his liaisons, he meets Marcus, an odd 12-year-old boy with problems at school. Gradually, Will and Marcus become friends, and as Will teaches Marcus how to be a cool kid, Marcus helps Will to finally grow up. The cast also includes Toni Collette ( Sixth Sense , Shaft ), Rachel Weisz ( The Mummy Returns , Sunshine ), and Nicholas Hoult. 20 b/w photos.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1557045712
ISBN13:9781557045713
Release Date:November 2002
Publisher:Newmarket Press
Length:160 Pages
Weight:0.70 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 7.1" x 9.2"
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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
Much of the charm of this movie rests with the charm of the two leads, but it's interesting to see how a US writer/director duo, Chris and Paul Weitz, tackle a very English project, adapting a very English novel, especially when their previous movie is so different to this one. How does it look on paper? The script is a gloriously fluid read, keeping two Points of View nicely in balance and making very clever use of Voice Over from two rather unreliable narrators - and in the present tense. In their introduction, the writers talk about changing the ending (of the book) and this is perhaps its weakness. The school concert is a bit creaky contrivance and goes on too long and the formation of a new 'family' at the close stretches credibility, but up to that point, this script is insightful, affectionate and a lot of fun.
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