Amazon.com: Notting Hill (Collector's Edition): Julia Roberts, Hugh Grant, Richard McCabe, Rhys Ifans, Hugh Bonneville, Emma Chambers, James Dreyfus, Tim McInnerny, Gina McKee, Dylan Moran, Lorelei King, Mischa Barton, Clarke Peters, Roger Michell, Duncan Kenworthy, Richard Curtis: Movies & TV

Actors: Julia Roberts, Hugh Grant, Richard McCabe, Rhys Ifans, Hugh Bonneville
Directors: Roger Michell
Writers: Richard Curtis
Producers: Duncan Kenworthy
Format: Multiple Formats, AC-3, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Special Edition, Widescreen
Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
Subtitles: English
Dubbed: French
Subtitles for the Hearing Impaired: English
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number of discs: 1
Rated:
PG-13
Parents Strongly Cautioned
Studio: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
DVD Release Date: November 9, 1999
Run Time: 124 minutes
Average Customer Review: 417 customer reviews
ASIN: B000023VTP
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,477 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #1067 in Movies & TV > DVD > Romance
- #2371 in Movies & TV > DVD > Comedy

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Thoughtful and verging on artful.

January 23, 2015

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One of my favorite Hugh Grant movies thus far, Notting Hill is very nearly an artful example of a romantic comedy. Julia Roberts, who could have easily overpowered her part, balanced sheepish and commanding in a way that brought back visions of Pretty Woman, quite a feat for a veteran actress in a movie whose slowed tempo lies outside her normal rolls. Which is something to keep in mind, this movie has a much slower pace than the typical romantic comedy. If you enjoy British humor and cinema, for which I believe this movie was intended, you're likely aware of this and will love Notting Hill all the more for it. If not, sit back, relax and enjoy Hugh and Julia's pensive relationship, the lively and entertaining supporting cast, excellent cinematography, and the movies superb writing, as this is one of only a few films that proves not every romantic comedy has to follow the same tempo.

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John Samsvick

Judging A Book By Its Cover?

June 23, 2018

I did not purchase this film because I am a fan of Julia Roberts, even less of Hugh Grant. I wanted to learn more about the "enchanting" lady of the Forsyte Saga, Gina McKee, and her acting skills from earlier films. Robert's wide, toothy smile has always been off-putting, so I was gratified that all through the story, she had that under control. What was most surprising for me was when, at the very end of the film, she unleashed that broad smile in a winningly authentic fashion that revealed the beautifully humble person she is, and that her role demanded. Even more, I was impressed by the straight-forward way Gina McKee handled the role of a woman confined to a wheel-chair by a crippling accident. What made Miss McKee so "charming" was her convincing portrayal of the calm spirit of a straitened woman who showed no trace of a self-pitying appeal for sympathy. All, even the viewers, were set at ease with the touching sense that their friend was at peace, embraced by the profound assurance of a husband's love, beautifully implied, rather than vulgarly expressed.

OBSERVANT READER/VIEWER

"I'm just a girl . . .

September 6, 2013

This is a family favorite for family gatherings. It has coarse body comedy that delights quite young children; the famous high-tec "walking through the market" sequence that always evokes "How'd they do THAT?" and later comments; a happy family (with problems to share and face together--again, "Why is the nice lady in the wheelchair?"). It has Hugh Grant, for some an unlikely or unlikable hero (but how he can make laughs: even 'Horse and Hound' can be laugh-making.
And then there's Julia Roberts in the most heart-breaking break-up sequence in modern film. I learn something new about acting every time I see "Notting Hill" and watch Hugh and Julia NOT saying much, but their faces and body language say it all over and over again. She points at her gift, she says the most poignant passage: "I'm just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her." And walks out of his life, the life she had been seeking. Tears every time! BUT WAIT! There's more to come!

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dhart

A feel good romantic comedy that just clicks.

February 25, 2015

If your in the mood for a very enjoyable feel good romance, this is it! Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant match well in this delightful tale of the owner of a travel bookstore who unbelievably meets one of the most beautiful and famous movie stars and a romance blossoms. Of course the media does not help the romance and he has trouble grasping the idea of the whole thing and believing she could actually be interested in him. On her side she has to deal with the media, her boyfriend and a in and out romance in her high profile life. Rhys Ifans is memorable as the outrageous roommate of Hugh Grant and heads a group of excellent actors playing his friends and family. Well done flick and well worth a watch. The movie, Roberts and Grant were all Golden Globe nominees for this film.

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Duane Thomas

Julia Roberts' Best Role Since Pretty Woman

February 26, 2005

There is a moment in Notting Hill when Julia Roberts, playing movie star Anna Scott, having found herself in the home of travel bookshop owner William Thacker (Hugh Grant) suddenly kisses him. And this is a hell of a kiss, folks, we're not taking a little peck here. Every time I saw this movie in the theatres, or have shown it on DVD to someone who hadn't seen it before, there's always been the same instant reaction: "Oh come ON." That just seems unbelievable to people. I bought it. Completely and in an instant. I guess that means I'm this movie's perfect audience.

I've heard the attitude from numerous people, "Oh, Julia Roberts plays the biggest female movie star in the world. What a stretch. She's just playing herself." They do her a disservice. Frankly I'm amazed Julia's performance in Notting Hill didn't get an least an Academy Award nomination. But then crowd pleasing romantic comedies aren't good Oscar bait. Or is it that this woman has given us so much extraordinary work over the years we take her for granted? Watch the scene where Anna's talking to William in his bookshop, late in the film, trying to convince him to give her one more chance. Julia's totally believable as a woman hoping against hope she can salvage the best thing she's ever had in her life, even as she sees it slipping away. Admire the dignity, the barely concealed pain, as she realizes it's not going to happen. Truly, this is the work of a master actress at the height of her powers. During this scene Julia Roberts as Anna pulls you in, you're just dying inside right along with her.

Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant have immense onscreen chemistry. William is such a thoroughly decent guy, sweet and witty and charming though slightly bumbling, it's utterly believable Anna would respond to his genuineness. He's everything she's ever wanted in a man but never had. Not since Julia's turn in Pretty Woman with Richard Gere has she had a male co-star with whom she's shared such perfect chemistry. Yeah, this is a mass appeal romantic comedy. And it does it very, very well. Notting Hill is on the short list of films I never tire of watching.

And in the end - as in Pretty Woman - the girl gets the guy for a wholly satisfying payoff.

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