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Notting Hill

What’s Aged the Worst?

Travel bookstore; Anna’s wardrobe disputed; Alec Baldwin’s appearance

In the discussion (4)
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  • Anna’s wardrobe is rejected again, while her flatter, imperfect hair is defended as believable off-duty styling and contrasted with her wigs and earlier roles.
  • A travel-specific bookstore seems obsolete beside online guides, Yelp, Airbnb and Tripadvisor, despite bookstores themselves remaining viable.
  • Possible 2019 occupations include a pub, coffee shop, plant shop, glasses store or retail-cafe hybrid; a comic shop is rejected as a different archetype from British bookishness.
  • Baldwin’s uncredited boyfriend appearance is unwelcome despite fitting the role; changing public associations make him seem less a slick American than an ugly American.