Written and directed by Richard Curtis and produced by Duncan Kenworthy (the team behind NOTTING HILL and FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL) this zingy Brit-com 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 .. Read more
| Starring | Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Colin Firth, Laura Linney |
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| Director | Richard Curtis |
| Genres | Comedy, Romance |
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Written and directed by Richard Curtis and produced by Duncan Kenworthy (the team behind NOTTING HILL and FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL) this zingy Brit-com 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 member of staff, 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 colleague, 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 fantasises about his friend's wife; and perhaps funniest of all, an ageing rock star (Bill Nighy) tries to make his comeback with a Christmas novelty song. The likes of Billy Bob Thornton, Rowan Atkinson and Denise Richards turn up in cameos, helping make 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.
| Starring | Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Colin Firth, Laura Linney, Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Keira Knightley, Martine McCutcheon, Bill Nighy, Rowan Atkinson, Martin Freeman, Andrew Lincoln, Billy Bob Thornton, Heike Makatsch, Joanna Page, Lucia Moniz |
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| Director | Richard Curtis |
| Studio | UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK VIDEO RENTAL |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 9 mins Blu-ray: 2 hrs 9 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Collections | 100 Rom-Coms, Full English, Muller's Indulgent Movies |
| Genres | Comedy, Romance |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Released | Production year: 2003 To Rent: DVD: not available Blu-ray: Unavailable for rental To Buy: DVD: 19 Mar 2004 |
Extremely soft-centred, sentimental romantic comedy with some funny moments, particularly a sub-plot involving an aged rocker; at times, though, it appears to be a parody of the genre.
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No where near as bad as some of these reviews
I don't understand what half of the reviewers are on. This is just a tongue in cheek slapstick comedy. Alright not a Richard Curtis classic, but nowhere as ... read more »
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Love Matters
Some Love it, Some hate it.
I love it, if your someone who loves it you will finish watching it and feel so happy and will keep the smile for ages. ... read more »
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Worst Curtis Film EVER
I HATE this film. It is utterly rubbish and cringe worthy. BIG let down from Curtis. Avoid it like the plague. Schmaltzy and puke enducing. Where are all the ... read more »
Bill Nighy was petrified he'd accidentally injure Dame Judi Dench while filming their latest movie, because he was convinced his bad driving would cause a nasty motorcycle accident. The Love Actually star admits he "became a legend of bad driving" due to the amount of car scrapes he got himself into when he was a youngster. Nighy had to drive a motorcycle for the first time in his latest movie The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, but he became apprehensive when he was told he'd have to ride with... Read more
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