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About A Boy: A Good Comedy Many movies come and go, striving to be a big hit, entertaining us as they go along. Some movies fail miserably, some remain in the middle, and then some make it. The movie About A Boy, starring Hugh Grant, falls into the category of making it. The plot is generic: bad guy turned good guy, and nerdy kid finally fits in, but this generic “chick-flick” plot line is intertwined with clever humor allowing the movie to be more entertaining. About A Boy fulfills the requirements of a good comedy: abnormal characters, as shown through style and fashion, character development, humorous language, as well as the all-important entertaining plot. The heart of the movie is Will, a never employed 38 year-old bachelor. Will is proud to be “an island” without any attachments and enjoys his lifestyle. He comes up with a clever idea to meet single mothers through a support group, SPAT. His plan is inevitably faltered, and he becomes entwined with a young boy, Marcus, whose mother is hit by depression. Marcus seeks attention from Will daily, tearing into his “busy” schedule. However, Will and Marcus ultimately develop a relationship that helps both of them to learn important life lessons. Marcus begins