All too often, a novel doesn't translate into a movie, and a movie doesn't work as a show.
NBC's "About a Boy" breaks that cycle.
The pilot that airs Saturday, Feb. 22, does a great job introducing a callow cad, an odd boy and his strident mom. The comedy then moves to its regular time slot on Tuesday, Feb. 25.
Minnie Driver plays Fiona, the self-righteous, single mom of Marcus (Benjamin Stockham). They move from England to San Francisco, next door to Will (David Walton). They begin acrimoniously when she asks him to not barbecue meat because she's vegan, and the wind carries the odor.
Driver does insufferable perfectly.
"Her heart is absolutely in the right place," Driver tells Zap2it. "She is a really sweet soul but is terribly funny because of her earnestness."
If this seems familiar, it's the latest take on Nick Hornby's 1998 novel and Hugh Grant's 2002 film.
NBC's "About a Boy" breaks that cycle.
The pilot that airs Saturday, Feb. 22, does a great job introducing a callow cad, an odd boy and his strident mom. The comedy then moves to its regular time slot on Tuesday, Feb. 25.
Minnie Driver plays Fiona, the self-righteous, single mom of Marcus (Benjamin Stockham). They move from England to San Francisco, next door to Will (David Walton). They begin acrimoniously when she asks him to not barbecue meat because she's vegan, and the wind carries the odor.
Driver does insufferable perfectly.
"Her heart is absolutely in the right place," Driver tells Zap2it. "She is a really sweet soul but is terribly funny because of her earnestness."
If this seems familiar, it's the latest take on Nick Hornby's 1998 novel and Hugh Grant's 2002 film.
- 2/22/2014
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
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