About a Boy - 8.0

About a Boy is a light, effective romantic comedy. More in the mold of Love Actually (also very good) than most of the shit that inhabits this genre, it mostly avoids going for cheap laughs and melodrama. While there were only a few laugh out loud moments, it was consistently entertaining throughout. Hugh Grant is good as the charismatic loner and one of my favorites, Rachel Weisz, even shows up as a love interest for him. Very solid movie.