bondboy422 Jeff Goldblum plays Dexter King an American actor appearing in Ron Anderson's revue.This for me is an underrated comedy by Richard Curtis.Dexter meets Kate and wants to take her out -- she is a nurse, so he goes to the hospital where she is working under the pretence of getting a number of injections for a trip abroad.After a little hassle he asks her out -- she accepts.This film has some very funny characters and for me Rowan Atkinson's Ron Anderson is one of the best performances he has ever given.He plays a mean and miserable comic who takes all his tyrannical feelings out on Dexter-- the angrier he gets the more hysterically funny he is.Everything really takes flight when Dexter is offered the role of the elephant man in a musical "Elephant", we follow the rehearsal process which is very realistic into the actual first night.True love never runs smooth and Dexter is tempted into making a silly error which he lives to regret .....a brilliant moment where Kate realises she has been betrayed (Dexter pours a drink for one of the actresses -- and her subtle reaction gives the game away)The musical itself is played straight and for me the star of this set piece is the bearded lady. A very nice film with funny and touching moments

driker22 Wow -- talk about polarization. I watched this 15 year old movie for the first time this past weekend and I thought it was terrific, gentle fun. Then I looked at the comments and found that it was tied with "Citizen Kane" with some viewers, but with "Plan 9 from Outer Space" with the rest. What is there in this little film that should polarize everyone so?Rowan Atkinson behaving like a creep? Emma Thompson's 15-years-ago tush? Jeff Goldblum doing a pretty nice job as a vague almost-actor? I think I will join the polarization here and state that I choose not to go to a party with those "one star" people. I'll bet they just discuss poetry and stuff.How did I like this movie? Let me count the ways? 1. Funniest damned sex scene I can recall. 2. Landlady-Carmen and friends -- what do you people mean, unnecessary character? 3. "Elephant!" Is that show coming soon to a theatre near me? 4. Weak ending -- who cares?

tomodell I really enjoyed this film. I don't understand why some other people don't. I especially enjoyed seeing Rowen Atkinson playing a hateful S.O.B. so completely different than any other role he has performed. Jeff Goldblum and Emma Thompson are great, and there is a love-making scene that is quite funny and sexy (Emma Thompson in the buff!). This film is essentially about the difficult life that struggling actors have to endure, and appeals more to people who are familiar with the stage and the lives of people involved with it. The play that Jeff Goldblum eventually lands a part in, is a hilarious parody of every musical ever produced. I recommend this film to anybody involved in the theater or who enjoys going to a play on occasion.

Tao_Neal_Lawson Personally, I thought it was top notch stuff! This is Richard Curtis' first film ever written, and it was one of the funniest ones he has written (apart from "Four Weddings"). I really liked it because of it's protagonist (Dexter) and the other characters that played an influence on his life (Kate Tampon, Cyprus Charlie, Carmen, Gavin, etc.). 'Twas a really delightful film and Smith's directing was absolutely brilliant! Good job to everyone that made this film! It was a comic delight and 'twas very charismatic!