Overview
- PEDESTRIAN.TV on December 24 published a piece detailing nine disputed or implausible beats in the 2003 ensemble film.
- The roundup revisits the cue-card confession, calling it creepy, as separate coverage notes fans are again debating the scene online.
- It highlights repeated fat-shaming directed at the character Natalie as an example of early-2000s body talk that has not aged well.
- The article questions several logistics, including the Prime Minister’s difficulty locating an aide’s address, a rushed airport farewell, and improbably rapid language learning.
- It praises Emma Thompson’s performance while noting she missed Oscar and Golden Globe nominations, and it cites Hugh Grant’s 2024 remark that parts of the film are “utterly preposterous.”