Notting Hill Review

What happens when a petty book-store owner spills coffee over a famous Hollywood star's dress? A tiff? Neh! A love-story! Such unexpected is the plot development in the film. It is realistic,not over-the-top as we can expect from a rom-com! It is beautiful,and touching. How to people,from different backgrounds with different lifestyle can come close-it is their respective loneliness that draws them towards each other. Anna Scott(Roberts) is ethereal and far from the reach of common men. Yet she develops a liking for the good-looking and honest Will Thacker(Grant). She steps out of her zone and socializes with his eccentric yet,good at heart group of friends and his sister. The simple being within Anna yearns to step out of the star-status.

Both Grant and Roberts are brilliant in their respective roles. The screenplay isn't too mushy and the ending is realized beautifully. There has been generous use of humor which is intelligently absorbed within the storyline. Music by Trevor Jones and several other artists is one of the key features of this film which is worth a mention.