Chris Weitz

3½ stars (out of 4) The most touted film of last year was a buddy flick that featured emotionally adrift men in all their shame and glory. Liberating its characters from the confines of everyday humdrum, "Sideways" let loose two middle-aged guys in...

It's no use pretending "About a Boy" doesn't have warmth and charm, because it does. But denial is tempting, because it's also clear that we're meant to like this Hugh Grant-starring human comedy more than we actually do. That's because there's a...