Movie Description
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.
| Credits | | Producer: | Duncan Kenworthy, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan | | Cast: | Alan Rickman, Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant, Laura Linney, Liam Neeson, Rowan Atkinson |
| Details | | Edition: | Mother's Day/Mamma Mia! Promotion |
Editorial Reviews
"...[Curtis brings] a sharp sense of character comedy combined with a very human touch. His feeling for people is as genuine as his wit, and he manages it all with a light-on-its-feet casualness..."
Los Angeles Times - Kenneth Turan (11/07/2003)
"...A movie as sweetly munchable as a Christmas cookie..."
Entertainment Weekly - Owen Gleiberman (11/14/2003)
"...There are laughs laced with feeling here..."
Rolling Stone - Peter Travers
"...A big, snug duvet of a movie that you can flop into and get lost in..."
Total Film - Matt Mueller (12/01/2003)
"LOVE ACTUALLY is irresistible."
USA Today - Claudia Puig (11/07/2003)
"It's jammed with characters, stories, warmth and laughs."
Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert (11/07/2003)
"[T]he film's freshness, sure-footed control of its emotional effects, and sincerity are hard to dismiss."
Film Comment - Gavin Smith (05/01/2004)
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