KnotMissPriceless Why so much hype?

Adeel Hail Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.

Fatma Suarez The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Juana what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

liambl Being an apparent remake of a French film (in which I have not seen, nor heard of, so I cannot compare it to this), this film is directed by Chris Columbus and stars Hugh Grant as Samuel Faulkner, a child psychologist who is in a romantic relationship with Rebecca Taylor (played by Julianne Moore), a kind-hearted ballet teacher. One day at the beach, Rebecca decides on taking their relationship to the next level, as she considers on starting a family with him. Having mixed feelings about the idea, Samuel avoids telling her how he really feels; he fears, not only commitment, but confrontation as well.There is also a sub- plot involving another couple (played by Tom Arnold and Joan Cusack), who are in fact married with three girls (two of them played by Ashley Johnson and Alexa Vega). Much to Samuel's annoyance, the couple seemingly brag about their somewhat perfection and lifestyle as far shoving it in everyone else's face. That may not be the case, however, as Rebecca forms a bond with the wife. Tired of his cowardliness, Rebecca then decides to leave him as she claims that she can manage a family on her own. It is then settled as Samuel learns to face reality and do something more with his life; more so, accepting the position of becoming a father.First, I would like to add that I was about 5-8 when I first saw this movie, and I remember quite a lot of scenes from it. Second, this is the first movie I have seen both Hugh Grant and Julianne Moore in (and I don't recall ever seeing Joan Cusack in anything prior to this either). With that said, Grant and Moore work marvelous off of each other. Arnold and Cusack are also pretty good in this, but they didn't stand out as much as I thought they had. My biggest gripe with the film is Jeff Goldblum as Samuel's friend, Sean. I'm not entirely sure, it felt like he was just phoning it in the whole time; he seemed completely bored and unfocused. Last, but definitely not least, we have Robin Williams as Kosevich, a blatantly inexperienced (and overtly sensitive) Russian doctor; while not my favorite part of the entire film, he was definitely a scene-stealer.Overall, this is one of the most underrated films in cinematic history. I will not understand the hatred it's gotten, because it tackled on in-dearly relatable situations. With that said, I am happy to announce that this is one of the best comedies I have seen in my lifetime.

katheliz Even the scenery of San Francisco can't save this movie. Among the unimaginative episodes is a nonsensical night-time race across the city that results in several personal injuries who are loaded into the car along with an hysterical laboring Julianne Moore. At least if it had been daytime, we could have enjoyed the hills of the city and some of its architecture. The movie is formulaic. The women are whiny and manipulative. The men are immature and clueless. There's only one real adult, but she has a minor role. There's a pack of dreadful children who remain uncivilized and don't improve. There's a stereotyped foreign obstetrician. We're fed varied misinformation about pregnancy and childbirth. Newborns are played by two-month-old babies right there in the delivery room. There are three major actors in this film: their talents are wasted. And need I add that Hugh Grant plays a child psychologist who has no idea how to do his job and appears unaware of that fact. This is supposed to be humorous. There is a small plus: the closing credits include baby photos of the six main characters. Too little, too late.

vincentlynch-moonoi I liked this film...although it took some effort to do so. Let's start with what's wrong with the film. First and foremost, I couldn't buy Hugh Grant as a child psychologist. That just didn't work for me. Additionally, at least at this phase of his life, he needed to tone up a bit. His body just looked non-sexual...in a film that is essentially about sex. And his modified page boy haircut. And I say all that as a person who generally likes Hugh Grant in films.The other thing that just doesn't seem to work here is Robin Williams' stint as a Russian obstetrician. I'm not quite sure why it doesn't work, and it does deliver a few laughs, but it just kinda lays there.Julianne Moore as the female lead does nicely, although this role seems out of her normal scope. Tom Arnold does okay as an overbearing friend. Even better is Joan Cusack as his wife, who rarely fails to make me laugh! Jeff Goldblum seems out of place here and in a role that is rather minor; he's a better actor than the rest in the cast, and deserves a better and more prominent role.So I'm sure it sounds as if I'm not recommending this film, but its saving grace is a truly funny conclusion once the water breaks...one that had me laughing out loud repeatedly...and I'm usually one who keeps his chuckles to himself. It made the movie worth watching!

sddavis63 This is a strange movie in a lot of ways. It's supposed to be a comedy except that it really isn't very funny, there are some issues involved with the casting and the characters, and while it's a comedy that isn't all that funny (or, for that matter, a romance that isn't all that romantic) there are parts of it that actually work reasonably well.Hugh Grant (who plays Samuel) is not someone I consider to be an "A" list actor. He's pretty one dimensional - always seeming to play variations on the same character: the lost and confused romantic, whose life just isn't working out the way he wants. As Samuel, he's a guy who has it pretty good. He's a successful child psychologist, he's living with a beautiful woman (Rebecca, played by Julianne Moore) and everything's great until the day Rebecca tells him that she's pregnant. Samuel has no dreams of being a father, and his life and relationship with Rebecca go downhill from there. The most interesting part of the movie to me was watching Samuel's evolution from a guy who was totally uninterested in fatherhood to being a guy desperate to hold on to his new family. Grant did well with the role. He didn't overwhelm - he never does; he's just not that type of actor - but he was solid.The weaknesses in this movie revolved around the comedic elements. Yes, there were some funny moments, but there weren't enough truly funny moments for this to qualify as a really solid comedy. The real problem was that the movie often tried too hard to be funny. It went way overboard. That was, in part, a problem with the cast. Tom Arnold was cast as Marty Dwyer. He and his wife meet Samuel and Rebecca at the start of the movie. His wife Gail is also having a baby, and the two couples enter into a sometimes reluctant relationship. I've never been a big fan of Arnold, and once again he grates on me a little bit here, and his character comes across as irritating rather than funny. Then there was Robin Williams as Dr. Kosevich, the obstetrician who has just arrived from Russia and has never delivered a human baby before. Williams puts on a pretty typical, slapstick Robin Williams performance in the role - but this character was way too over the top and added very little to the movie except a real feeling of total unbelievability.And yet, watching Samuel grow in his level of comfort with pending fatherhood is satisfying. He makes a difficult evolution from a character at the start of the movie for whom you have very little sympathy, to a character who becomes very sympathetic, and who you end up rooting for as he tries to put the pieces of his life back together. You expect that a degree of comedy might come from the idea that Samuel is a child psychologist who doesn't want children, but that really isn't central to the movie (and, all things considered, I can actually see why a child psychologist might not want children - after all, he's going to see all the problems!) It's just watching him grow from a guy who's part selfish and part frightened to a guy increasingly comfortable and then even enthusiastic about fatherhood. The ending is perhaps a bit sappy, but also very appropriate to the story.It's not a great comedy. If you want something to give you a lot of laughs - look elsewhere. But it's not a bad movie really, if you can get past the excesses of Arnold and Williams. (6/10)