About A Boy (2002 Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz)

Good adaptation by the Weitz brothers and Peter Hedges (What's Eating Gilbert Grape?, Pieces of April, Dan in Real Life, Ben Is Back) of Nick Hornby's novel e.g. cross cutting monologues of Grant and Hoult.

Why doesn't Hornby adapt his own novels?

Favourite moment? Grant opening the door for Hoult before he's even rung the bell. And when he fights back against Colette's accusations in restaurant.

Mark Heap's in it for two seconds. With Toni Colette, Rachel Weisz, Natalia Tena, special mention to Augustus Prew as angry kid, Sharon Small, Victoria Smurfit.

Remi Adafarasin was his own loader - you don't see that very often. Edited by Nick Moore.