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30 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertI WANTED it to be a typical romantic comedy starring those two lovable people, Sandra Bullock and Hugh Grant. And it was. And some of the dialogue has a real zing to it. There were wicked little one-liners that slipped in under the radar and nudged the audience in the ribs.
- 70Dallas ObserverJean OppenheimerDallas ObserverJean OppenheimerViewers looking for extremely light, romantic entertainment with a guaranteed happy ending could do worse.
- 63USA TodayMike ClarkUSA TodayMike ClarkIf anything, Grant seems to be getting funnier, and he now has the ability to elevate material the way another Grant -- Cary -- did.
- 63Baltimore SunChris KaltenbachBaltimore SunChris KaltenbachThe result may not make for a great adventure, but it's sure a fun ride.
- 50L.A. WeeklyL.A. WeeklyIt's not a horrible film -- and it's a fuckload better than some other oops-we-fell-in-love comedies in recent years (e.g., J. Lo's doggy "The Wedding Planner"). It's just not very smart. Deeply rentable.
- 50The Globe and Mail (Toronto)The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Lawrence isn't nearly as adept at romantic comedy as his stars. His rushed jokes and insensitivity to tone are yet more sad reminders that the genre is an endangered species not because we lack new Hepburns and Cary Grants, but because there are no more George Cukors.
- 50The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasLawrence is fortunate to have appealing pros like Grant and Bullock around to bail him out with romantic chemistry and enough crisply delivered one-liners to survive the barren stretches of script.
- 38New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickEvokes such deja vu, you'd swear you'd already fallen asleep on the damned thing in the middle of the night on HBO.
- 30Chicago ReaderJ.R. JonesChicago ReaderJ.R. JonesBland comedy romance. Grant and Bullock fail to put across the tired dialogue, and many scenes seem ad-libbed--in desperation.
- 25New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardSandra Bullock and Hugh Grant are distilled to the very essence of their annoying tics and quirks.