Love Actually

[migirl]

We rented this over the weekend and I really enjoyed it. I can't say the same for DH, I would say that he tolerated it. It's definitely a chick flick, it follows 8 (I think) different storylines during Christmas-time in Britain. The ensemble cast includes Hugh Grant, Keira Knightley, Alan Rickman, and Emma Thompson. Each of the storylines has to do with finding love (obviously), and it's very sweet and uplifting and will leave you feeling happy in the end. I highly recommend it, I thought it was wonderful.

I liked it too! It was cute (the Milwaukee girls thing was hilarious).

-Esther

Absolutely loved it!

[SueC]

Saw this yesterday and LOVED IT!!! The stories were all so touching, and I really liked that it all wasn't just about romantic love, but all kinds of love. The old, washed-up rock-star had me cracking up.

Love Actually

I thought this was really cute--too many storylines maybe, but lots of fun. Emma Thompson is (as always) outstanding as the middle aged wife losing her husband (Alan Rickman, also great) to his predatory secretary. Her crushing disappointment/realization scene ripped my heart out. The DVD's extras were good too--some of the deleted scenes were the movie's best, like a long scene with Emma and her son, and another about the life of the headmistress of the kid's school.

I'll have to add that one to my "to rent" list- it did look cute- very "chick flick"ish though! I doubt I can convince DH to watch it- maybe it would be good for a girls night

Just to offer another point of view....I thought this movie was awful. It was at least 20-30 minutes too long, sickly sweet, and contrived.
There were two storylines that sort of redeemed the over 2 hours I spent watching it: the writer and Portuguese woman and the part Ahava mentioned re: emma thompson.