I have no idea why, but I find this British man to be one of the most charming, hilarious, and likeable people on the planet.When I was in high school, my friend Laura shared this obsession with Hugh Grant and we watched as many of his movies as we possibly could, even the ones that weren't good. We were that hard core. I think the only one we didn't watch was 'Extreme Measures' because it seemed sort of scary, and not in a good way.
I have no idea why I love this man so much and why I continually pay to see his shitty movies in the theaters (I also own some of these shitty movies). I think its partly because he is British and partly because he has this sort of effortless, bumbling, but sexy charm to him that holds my attention. He continuously threatens to retire, but thankfully, he's still around to make me smile.
Of course, I don't think all of his movies are terrible. One of my favorite movies of all time is 'About A Boy.' I also loved him in 'Love, Actually.' 'Notting Hill' is one of the great romantic comedies of the 90s, the music video from 'Music and Lyrics' still makes me guffaw, and 'Mickey Blue Eyes' has me in tears every time the scene where he tests out the fake blood for stagging a mob shooting (and I have a special connection with that movie becasue of my friend Laura). In 'Two Weeks Notice,' he has a terrific line in which Sandra Bullock tells him "you are the most selfish man on the planet" and he responds, in his darling accent, "well that's just silly. Have you met everyone on the planet?" And who could forget him as the Mr. Whickham character Daniel Cleaver in "Bridget Jones' Diary"? The movie, and the book, are both hysterical. Also, one of his lesser known roles, in 'The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill and Came Down a Mountain' is a very enjoyable and quintessential British delight (and has the longest title for a movie I have ever heard of). He has a new movie out, and although its probably a typical, campy, and silly rom-com, I will probably pay the matinee price to go and see him frollick in the wilderness with Sarah Jessica Parker (another person I love, that I'm not ashamed of it). Below is the link to 'Did You Hear About the Morgans?'
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