About a Boy

Here's one of those movies I've been meaning to watch for some time. I'd just like to say it's amazing. I'd give it a 5 out of 5 if I were rating it. This is an awesome story about a self centered man who starts thinking and caring about somebody other than himself. It stars Hugh Grant (Love Actually and Four Weddings and a Funeral), Nicholas Hoult (The Weather Man) and Toni Collette (Clockwatchers and Velvet Goldmine). A lot of people make fun of Hugh Grant and I'd have to say I'm ok with that. Toni Collette on the other hand, is one of Hollywood's glanced over gems if you ask me. She's a very good actress and I wish I saw her in more things. The story starts out with Will (Grant) pretending to be a single parent just to meet single mothers. Through some unfortunate events he meets Fiona (Collette) and Marcus (Hoult). Marcus then starts coming around to hang out with Will because it's one of few places where Marcus is treated fairly and equally. All this is happening under the nose of Marcus' mother and things eventually blow up later on. It makes sense though. Grown men usually don't hang out with 12 year old boys on afternoons. Anyways, things get cleared up and Will even helps Marcus out at the school's talent show. This is an excellent movie and would appeal to a wide range of audiences.