Sandra Bullock has a talent for romantic comedies akin to that of Meg Ryan. This is, thus, standard fare, well scripted and acted.
This time around, Ms. Bullock on screen persona is Lucy Kelson, a lawyer with a conscience. Already a left-wing advocate at age five, now as grown woman she dedicates her time to community work and protests against the big bad world of capitalism. One of the prime representatives of that world is Mr. George Wade, played by Hugh Grant as an amalgam of Four Weddings' stuttering Charlie and About A Boy's heel, Will. George Wade happens to be looking for a chief counsel when he meets Lucy, who in turn wants to convince him to save a community centre in her neighbourhood. A deal is struck and Lucy starts working for George. More than that of a lawyer though, the position turns out to be that of a 24 hours nanny. It's only when Lucy calls it quits and even finds someone to replace her that they both realise they've long fallen in love with each other...
The story unfolds in a predictable pattern. Even so, what's supposed to be funny is funny and what we know is going to be soppy is bearably so. A fine film for light entertainment or just to get a fuzzy feeling in the middle.
This time around, Ms. Bullock on screen persona is Lucy Kelson, a lawyer with a conscience. Already a left-wing advocate at age five, now as grown woman she dedicates her time to community work and protests against the big bad world of capitalism. One of the prime representatives of that world is Mr. George Wade, played by Hugh Grant as an amalgam of Four Weddings' stuttering Charlie and About A Boy's heel, Will. George Wade happens to be looking for a chief counsel when he meets Lucy, who in turn wants to convince him to save a community centre in her neighbourhood. A deal is struck and Lucy starts working for George. More than that of a lawyer though, the position turns out to be that of a 24 hours nanny. It's only when Lucy calls it quits and even finds someone to replace her that they both realise they've long fallen in love with each other...
The story unfolds in a predictable pattern. Even so, what's supposed to be funny is funny and what we know is going to be soppy is bearably so. A fine film for light entertainment or just to get a fuzzy feeling in the middle.