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movie review - Notting Hill

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

Sydney, 2000.03.15

This is a quiet flick about an American movie star and the Englishman she meets while shopping for books in a small district of London. It's a trifle slow, but is amusing and remains reasonably intelligent while aiming to entertain. It's paint-by-numbers rom-com for Gen X, I guess. I honestly have nothing else to say. If your gal wants to see this, let it happen.

Recommended.

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