What can I say about Hugh Grant in this? I like Hugh anyway, even at the times when he seems to be endlessly playing the same charming British cliche over and over again. But here he is NOT playing that guy, but the evil twin of that guy. Will does *nothing*. Literally. He lives off the royalties of his father's hit single, and spends his days being trendy, shopping, getting his hair done, and dating a continuing succession of women with whom he doesn't form relationships. What makes him different from the type of loser characters we've seen done the same thing is that he *is* the hero of this piece--he knows exactly what he's doing, and can articulate it to us, in brilliant internal monologues that had most of the audience laughing out loud.
The other fantastic performance of this piece is Nicholas Hoult as Marcus, the other "boy" of the title (which could refer to either of the two guys, really). He reminds me a bit of Elijah Wood--round face, dark hair, big eyes, and an acting style that is so believeable and natural that you can never catch him "acting." He projects, simultaneously, both innocence and wisdom, which is no mean feat for an adult actor, let alone a child.
I would definitely recommend seeing this movie, if you can still catch it in the theatre. Otherwise, it should hold up quite well on TV if you have to wait for Pay-per-View.
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