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The film Notting Hill is a surprisingly excellent picture. In this film Anna Scott (Julia Roberts) a very successful film star meets and falls in love with William Thacker (Hugh Grant) ,a travel book store owner from Notting Hill London. Although that may seem to be a very basic plot, the film does an outstanding job of exploiting the complications that come with fame and the inability to lead a “normal” life. Julia Roberts portrays her character with seemingly effortless precision and emotion. She seems to have the utmost comfort in dealing with the emotions of Anna Scott in all situations. She displays her ability to play a confident well-poised lady, as well as the emotional down to earth girl next-door aspect of her character. It becomes apparent in the film that Anna’s true personality, while complex, is more closely associated with the girl next door than the prominent actress that the public usually got to see. Her delivery is nothing short of spectacular. I got the feeling that this character was in many ways a reflection of Julia’s own personality. In the