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Originally Posted by Goofle
I don't usually watch films but for some absolutely inexplicable reason, I decided to watch About a Boy yesterday. I remembered it as a very funny film, and I wasn't disappointed. Hugh Grant gives a brilliantly sardonic performance, and Nicholas Hoult is just fantastic. It's one of those films which doesn't really have a great payoff, or really go anywhere you wouldn't expect, but the content is satisfying on more than just a humorous level. I can't think of another film of it's type to deal with suicide for example. The comedy hits the spot and that's ultimately all I wanted.
8/10
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The book was way better, with a far more interesting main character.