Monday 8 December 2008

LOVE ACTUALLY (2003)

Starring: Hugh Grant, Bill Nighy, Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Colin Firth, Keira Knightley, Kris Marshall, Liam Neeson, Martine McCutcheon.
Directed by: Richard Curtis

Who would have thought that the heart warming tale of ten different love stories, all intertwined in a coincidental fashion would make the perfect plot for a Christmas movie? Well, love actually does just that. It follows the highs and lows of the love lives of a variety of people in London in the run up to Christmas who are all loosely connected in some way. It intends to show us in the words of Hugh Grant as the Prime Minister that if we look carefully, “love, actually, is all around”. In classic Curtis style, it has all the makings of a traditional romantic comedy, but goes that bit extra by making an excellent job of combining the feel good factor with a host of famous faces and upcoming stars to ensure that Love Actually is a hilarious Christmas hit.


Jess Hall

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