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Title: NEARLY PERFECT...
Review: It is so unfortunate that Andie MacDowell practically destroys, in the final seconds of this film, all that has been so carefully created up until that moment. Hugh Grant and his merry band of friends are exceptional; the premise beguiling, and heartfelt. A gay relationship is of particular note, and provides the movie its one throat-closing moment. However, screenplay and most performances must depend on the believability of the Grant-MacDowell connection, and Andie is simply not up to the challenge. By contrast, Kristin Scott Thomas is the most electrifyingly real as she has ever been, in a slim but significant role. Charming, diverting -- could have been a classic, if we were rooting for them in the end...
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