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Written and directed by Richard Curtis and produced by Duncan Kenworthy (the team behind NOTTING HILL and FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL) this zingy British comedy weaves a vivid crazy quilt of interlocking or unrelated vignettes all dealing with the subject of love over the Christmas holidays in London. The big name cast includes Hugh Grant as a prime minister who falls for a staff member, Liam Neeson as a widower counseling his son in the ways of romance, Laura Linney as a shy woman working up the nerve to ask out a coworker, Emma Thompson and Alan Rickman as a couple faced with infidelity, and Colin Firth as a writer who falls for his Portuguese maid. Additionally, a pair of porn film stand-ins bond on the set, an artist fantasizes about his friend's wife; and perhaps funniest of all, an aging rock star (Bill Nighy) tries for his comeback with a Christmas novelty song. The likes of Billy Bob Thornton, Rowan Atkinson and Denise Richards turn in cameos, helping making this film a throwback to those all-star, multi-plotted comedies of the 1960s and '70s, such as IT'S A MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLD (1963), NASHVILLE (1975), and CALIFORNIA SUITE (1978). With Curtis' comedic credentials and the star wattage of pros like Grant, Neeson and Thompson, LOVE, ACTUALLY is a laugh-packed affair, with more than a few tears to be shed along the way, and a startling amount of bawdy raunchiness.
This light- hearted comedy with some of the best actors travels in short story form. The plots are real and the endings are uplifting. If you want a "feel good comedy" with great actors, it is one to keep.
Saw bits and pieces of this movie on TV and wanted to see the whole movie. Then saw it listed in an article as one of the best Christmas movies. First, it is not a Christmas movie. It is a romance movie that happens to take place during the weeks before Christmas. Warning: If you have seen this movie on TV, be prepared for the dvd version to be much different. Let's just say you should not have your children or mother in the room. I could have done without the sex scenes (one couple was making a porn film), and have to wonder what the producer thought this added to the movie. Call me old-fashioned, but some scenes were uncomfortable and embarrassing. Other than that, it was a good movie. I always like Hugh Grant and Emma Thompson and liked the many other actors in the movie. There were so many characters and stories going on that sometimes it was hard to follow who is who and what is what. For that reason, I could watch this movie two or three times to catch everything that was going on. Overall an enjoyable movie, but I will watch again with the remote handy to forward through the bad scenes.
I highly recommend this movie. It has more than a handful of A list actors. The cast did a great job; and the writers did a fabulous job putting all the storylines together.
This movie captures the spirit of Christmas like no other. The stories are engaging and the outstanding cast headed by Hugh Grant, Liam Neesom, Bill Nighy, Emma Thompson, Martin Freeman, Colin Firth, etc. are superb in their roles. Just loved all of it. Especially how all the characters are somehow connected. Brilliant script by Richard Curtis.
Can't wait until next Christmas to see it.