(Suspend Thy Disbelief, All Thou Who Enter Here…)
CAST: Julia Roberts, Hugh Grant, Rhys Ifans, Alec Baldwin, James Dreyfus.
DIRECTOR: Roger Mitchell
FAVORITE OF: Mine
IN A NUTSHELL: Mousy London travel bookshop owner William Thacker (Hugh Grant) lives a humdrum existence - until the day he smashes into a pedestrian on the streets of Notting Hill. And it turns out to be Julia Roberts. Or, rather, a mega-actress named Anna Scott who likes uncannily like Julia Roberts. Before you know it, we’re on a whirlwind romance as William finds himself incredulously embarking on the S.S. Relationship with Anna. But can an average guy have a real thing with a woman who is the Queen of Hollywood? Can this affair survive? Or is it doomed for the tabloids? William might as well go for Princess Kate while he’s at it.
WHY I LOVE THIS MOVIE: Four words: Julia. Roberts. Hugh. Grant. Without these two in NOTTING HILL, I’d seriously be blowing major chunks. And I don’t mean going down on fat guys. I mean vomiting large amounts. Thank you very much.
