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"About A Boy" is about a man - a handsome, rich, shallow, self absorbed, irresistible man - and the unexpected relationship he develops with a boy.
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"About A Boy" is about a man - a handsome, rich, shallow, self absorbed, irresistible man - and the unexpected relationship he develops with a boy he meets while trying to pick up another boys mother. Terminally single and ecstatically childless - "With fingers crossed I would end up single and alone". Will (Hugh Grant) a trendy 38 year old Londoner, spends his days buying new CDs, shopping for designer clothes and worrying about his Audi Coupe and his up-to-the-second hairstyle. The film is so predictable; it's very American-like. It is distributed by Universal Pictures along side Notting Hill, but this does not make it anymore of an American film. It's full of appealing distinguishing features that make it ever so British, ranging from the characters to the storyline itself. This film features a selection of individual British characters. Hugh Grant repeats his loveable, stereotypically "nice" Englishman...
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