Notting Hill (1999) *

Directed by Roger Michell. With Hugh Grant, Julia Roberts and Rhys Ifans. A mawkish, saccharine fairy-tale about a secret romance between a glamorous movie star (Roberts) and a gentle bookstore owner (Grant). There are a couple of amusing supporting characters (a dirty slob of a roommate, a wacky sister), but the leads are hopelessly boring.