Love Actually

I searched for an old thread an couldn't find one on this film...I hope I am not starting something that has been done already.

Anyway, I just saw this film this past weekend and was curious what everyone here thought about it. I liked it as a whole, but didn't think it was as good as all the hype surrounding it. I hate when something gets built up in your mind and then a good film ends up being a letdown. Anyway, I digress... The one part I didn't like was the porn standins - that storyline really didn't add anything to the film, in my opinion. Anyone agree, disagree?

I, had the misfortune of being dragged to this film.

I thought it, was, on a whole very boring. The only real plus sides I can say it had was; Bill Nighy as a Pop Star, totally redeemed himself from Unerworld, Liam Neeson great as usual and Alan Rickman, not as good as the other two, but still good.

The jokes, you could see them a mile away, and everything about it could be predicted with 10 minutes, which was the time in which they established the main characters.

Overall, a poor showing, from a vastly over-rated filmmaker, in my opinon.

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Went to see this last week, got to go to one of those premieres to see it. Over-all i quite enjoyed it, but im pretty cynical so the extremely high levels of chedder ruined it for me. Over all the film has a positive message and its only purpose is to make you feel good whlist watching it at Christmas.

Its a collection of different yet, slowly connecting stories that show all the different aspects of love. We have New love, Old Love, Lost Love, Un-requited Love, Secret Love, Young Love, family love and forbidden love. The film explores all of these very well, although the acting is so hammed up with some classic cheesy lines that, if you anything like me, youll be laughing your heads off rather than cooing at the screen. Alan Rickman, Emma Thompson (sp?) and Laura Linney are the most entertaining and engaging in this film, getting their chracters across most realistically.

The final outcome though is a movie that leaves you feeling good....if not slightly nautious. Its an entertaining, slightly amusing, feel good, UBER cheesy christmas film.

I liked it out of

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Kong saw this about a little over a month ago and thought that it was the worst movie he's seen all year. (Keep in mind that Kong saw crap like Dumb and Dumberer, and From Justin to Kelly: A Tale of Two American Idols)

It was unfunny, poorly written, and INSULTING!

There is no character development much less any character arc. Most of the stories could have been good, but were instead sacrificed in favor of cheesey sentimentality and sap. The cast was so good; it was painful to see all those great actors wasted in such drivel. This is about as bad as a movie can get. Nothing is more frustrating to watch than a movie with a good cast and lots of potential both of which get completely squandered in syrupy pap. This movie is like being force fed spoonfuls of sugar for 2 hours and 15 minutes. The first couple spoonfuls are sweet and tasty, but it doesn't take long before you just want puke all over the place.

Awful, awful, awful!!!

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It was sugary, definitely, and they spent too much time with the really bad stories, but I will confess I have an unhealthy affection for Hugh Grant. I can't not like the guy, no matter what he does, in movies or with prostitutes. Certainly no modern classic, but I would call it quite a few steps above awful.

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I just came back from seeing it and thought it was very funny and very well made, I loved all the characters, especially the Bill Nighy character Billy Mack, he was very funny. Alan Rickman was my second favorite, I love him in everything I see. I really enjoyed all of it and totally disagree with EVERYTHING Kong has said. I give it a 8/10.

Did anyone else dislike the film's way of attacking the U.S.? As anyone who has read Kong posts concerning political of social issues will know, Kong isn't a big fan of U.S. policies and politics and Kong often enjoys it when films take stabs at those sorts of problems, but Richard Curtis's style of romantic comedy political commentary was downright insulting and uncouth.

Why make such a big scene of the U.S. President being a bully and a womanizer? Please! That joke is so old and tired that even Saturday Night Live has quite airing it, and worst of all, Curtis has filmed it as if it's subtle and witty!

That's not Kong's major problem though. What Kong thought was in bad taste was the way that he used the deaths of thousands of Americans who died due to the 9-11 terrorist attacks as a shameless gimmick to garner audience sympathy only to then spit in the face of the viewers by suggesting that all American women are mindless sluts.

Was anyone else annoyed by this? There must be someone else out there who thought it was tasteless.

I definitely picked up on some strong anti-American sentiment in the movie. It did get rather annoying at parts, but my expectations for the film were quite low, so it's not really surprising that I enjoyed more than I should have.

You, my friend, are a professional pessimist.

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This film is far from being awful.

well, again, i haven't posted here in a while, but i did not find this film annoying at all

i saw this at one of the sneak previews

and if anything the pm and the president of the us both were made out to be womanizers...(sp) ..that's what the whole conversation was about anyway..i honestly took it as a joke which i believe it was meant to be

i found this movie amazing, wonderful, etc....the ensemble cast was marvelous (especially the story of the author (colin firth) and the portugese maid which was my favorite...

i came away from this film with a warm fuzzy feeling..it was one of the better romantic comedies in a long time with true to life situations...

at least that's how i felt

I second that

What the hell is this movie even about? Falling in love around Christmas? Having sex? That kind of thing?

Love is all-around, it follows the lives of 10 (I think) people falling in and out of love, its meant to be funny.

Romantic comedy has never been one of my favorite genres, but this one looked pretty good. I plan on seeing it sometime.

You thought the Prime Minister was made out to be a womanizer? Did you fall asleep? He was quite clearly shown to care for that one girl, and he never made any kind of passes at any other women during the entire movie.

he was introduced to her in the beginning of the film as well as the other women on the staff and was attracted to her, it's true...

what i meant was that the president and the pm did want the same woman, but it was clearly laid out in that conversation who would take control of the situation...

the speech was cleverly done...

maybe i chose too strong a word...

Has anyone seen Love Actually??? it is sooooo good, it makes you feel all warm inside! i love it!! and it's got Elisha Cuthbert in it!!! HOW HOT!

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Ummm, If you look upwards through this post youll see that quite a lot of people have seen Love Actually....and quite a lot of poeple didn't like it