Fresh
Even people who don't usually like Hugh Grant will be charmed by him in the scrappy, slightly scandalous comedy About a Boy.
Jami Bernard, New York Daily News
About a Boy
Growing up has nothing to do with age.
2002 · 1h 41m · PG-13
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Chris Weitz
,
Paul Weitz
Overview
Will Freeman is a good-looking, smooth-talking bachelor whose primary goal in life is avoiding any kind of responsibility. But when he invents an imaginary son in order to meet attractive single moms, Will gets a hilarious lesson about life from a bright, but hopelessly geeky 12-year-old named Marcus. Now, as Will struggles to teach Marcus the art of being cool, Marcus teaches Will that you're never too old to grow up.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
93%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The directors Paul and Chris Weitz -- the American Pie brothers -- have tried hard not to make a tearjerker, and at its best the movie is knowing and tart.
David Denby, New Yorker
Fresh
Mainstream comedies should all be this funny and tender and deftly performed.
David Edelstein, Slate
Fresh
Will is a flintier, more sarcastic and impatient character than we've seen Grant play, yet there's a core of decency about him.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Fresh
Hugh Grant hilariously redefines the word "playboy" in the first half of this film, then gets human, without losing his comic edge, under the influence of the title waif.
Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine
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