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All rights reserved.| Description Set in the weeks leading up to Christmas, this is the story of a group of people who find themselves surrounded by love...
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Top Reviews Review created: 21/06/07 by: 15 of 16 people found this review helpful. You either love him or you hate him !!!! I am a fan and have enjoyed most of hugh Grants films. This is no exception. It is full of great entertainment. This film is a feel good movie and will ensure you have a smile on your face throughout. It is not just a chick flick but can be enjoyed by both. Review ID: 10000000003840615 Was this review helpful? Report this review Review created: 04/07/08 by: 12 of 12 people found this review helpful. A great feel-good entertaining film: Cynics may be sick, romantics will feel their spirits soar. Richard Curtis returns. The writer responsible for the biggest British hits of the last ten years - Four Weddings And A Funeral, Notting Hill, Bridget Jones's Diary - directs this vibrant romantic comedy, blending ambition with good sense by filling the profuse parts of his multi-storied script with excellent, experienced actors, and rising young stars. Ten stories intertwine, loosely connected by friends of friends, family and next-door-neighbours. There's the new, bachelor prime minister (Hugh Grant) falling for the teagirl (Martine McCutcheon); his sister (Emma Thompson) suspecting her husband (Alan Rickman) may stray; her mate (Liam Neeson) grieving over his wife's death; his stepson (Thomas Sangster) longing for a girl from school... The writer (Colin Firth) heartbroken in France; his newlywed friends (Chiwetel Ejiofor and Keira Knightley) whose best man (Andrew Lincoln) acts oddly; their Yank friend (Laura Linney) who wants a beau in Blighty; the sex-starved Brit (Kris Marshall) heading to the sexed-up United States; his best mate's buddy (Martin Freeman) falling for a pornstar stand-in. And bestriding it all, Bill Nighy is brilliant as a washed-up Rod Stewart-alike rock singer, whose coarse cover of the Four Weddings... theme song is climbing the charts towards a seasonal number one: "Christmas," he sings, "is all around." Inevitably, some strands are almost forgotten and actors underused. A soft focus Short Cuts, the movie lacks the layered fluency of Robert Altman's work - or the hard edge. But while there's enough treacle to turn a bee diabetic, it is not without raw emotional moments - with Thompson outstanding in a tear-duct tingling scene. You can almost see Curtis pressing the emotional buttons, but he does it so well you won't care. Warm, bittersweet and hilarious, this is lovely, actually. Prepare to be smitten. Review ID: 10000000007804942 Was this review helpful? Report this review Review created: 07/02/08 by: 10 of 10 people found this review helpful. A lovely film. This is worth watching for sure. a great cast as well. This is a typical Hugh Grant kind of film. Watch this today Review ID: 10000000005486386 Was this review helpful? Report this review Review created: 19/01/08 by: 5 of 5 people found this review helpful. Hello everyone, Im not really a chick flick fan but I loved the storyline and superb acting, worth a watch, 7/10 hope thsi helps regards rulebritainia Review ID: 10000000005155320 Was this review helpful? Report this review 4 of 7 people found this review helpful. I can't believe that I am the first person to write a review for this film, I love it!! Boasting a great ensemble cast (Alan Rickman, Hugh Grant, Emma Thompsen, Kiera Knightley to name but a few), this is a must for anyone with an ounce of romance in them! Both funny (mostly down to the brilliant Bill Nighy) and touching (Andrew Lincoln's flashcard scene on Keira Knightley's doorstep is one scene that particulary moved me), Love Actually is a real heart-string tugger! I saw this film with my husband at the cinema and being a soppy thing anyway, it took my breath away! As soon as it came to DVD, I was in my local Tesco, cash in hand!! Great for Christmas viewing as it is set around this time of year. Review ID: 10000000000044033 Was this review helpful? Report this review |
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