Was absolutely delighted by everything about this movie. The characters are interesting and fun, the sound track captivating and the story simple, honest and very funny. The well selected cast create real magic making this a true "feel good" experience. Highly recommended (if you a romantic too).

Centred around a salsa club and a taxi driven by the wise Jimmy, this romantic tale sees three couples struggling to work things out. Fergus is trying to find the girlfriend he ditched eight years ago, Frankie is trying to woe Eleanor, while thief Eddie struggles to turn over a new leaf for weirdo grave decorator Jocelyn.British comedies all want to be The Full Monty – they want to be funny but they also want to try and have real characters and gritty surroundings. It has become a bit of a cliché but I still prefer it to the US romantic comedy which usually fall into the mushy camp. Here the plot focuses on three couples who struggle with slightly unusual problems but are pretty good characters. The comedy is light and doesn't always work as it falls under the gritty mood, but it's still amusing.The focus on the salsa club is a little bit of a cash in on an ongoing popular fad in the UK (at time of writing!) but it works well and the music is pretty cool. Certainly those who have tried to impress girls at these places will relate to the difficulties in some cases. The weakest bit for me was the focus on Jimmy as the wise old man of the piece. It is good that he learns a lesson himself later but for most of the film he is a bit arrogant and is put forward as better than everyone else in the film. It took away from the reality of the other characters to have this wise cab driver in there too.The cast are all pretty good though. Ferguson, Mistry and Morrissey are all convincing as the men although Horrocks, McCormack and Williams have less to do, but are still pretty good. Lester is a good actor and holds the eye but I found his character so annoying that it was hard work to care. Hart and Thomson are both amusing but underused in a couple of cameos.Overall this is in line with the pitch of recent Brit romantic comedies such as `This Years Love' and is better than the romantic mush we get from across the pond. The gritty feel is good even if the comedy is a little lacking. The characters are mostly relatable (even where the plot isn't always) but Lester's Jimmy is like putting some sort of Jesus character in the middle of Eastenders - totally unbelievable and a little annoying.

I must confess that I had never heard of this until it appeared in this week's TV schedules.Yet it is a wonderfully cast, plotted, written and acted film. But above all it is both funny and true-to-life. One of the best I've seen in a long time and makes me wish I'd seen it at the cinema.

Not all films have to be earth shattering with lots of meanings, Some can just be enjoyable. Born romantic falls into the second category.The plot is Three Male losers go to a Salsa club in different circumstances. One has the appearance of a rich Latin lover. In truth he is broke and living with his ex wife. The thief is a bad thief, only lucky enough not to get caught. He meets up with an extrentric woman who tends graves. Finally Frankie A musician who is desperate to meet up with his ex fiancée Mo played by the magnificent Jane Horrocks, who he dumped eight years ago.Nearly all use a mini cab driver, who gives help for all those in the back of his car, as the film progresses it becomes apparent, he is in as much need of help as all the other characters.If you like the rhythm of the salsa, which becomes infectious, and want something to watch that is not to strenuous on the mind and can stand the occasional cringing moments, then I can recommend this film.