Genre: Romantic ComedyLove Actually is a 2003, multi-award winning British comedy from the makers of Four Weddings, Bridget Jones and Notting Hill, that, lets face it, you more than likely have already seen for yourself! If you haven’t seen it or at least heard of it, you’ve either been living under a rock, or consider yourself too macho to watch a romantic comedy, or anything with Hugh Grant in the lead cast for that matter.
Watching this film for the upteenth time, I fell in love all over again. I’m not sure if it had anything to do with my current infatuation with British comedy, or my pre-existing infatuation with Colin Firth, but either way this film lives up to all the hype it received at the time of its release. The story is one that will forever remain relevant to the lives of all who watch it, a story about love, relationships and the human condition, Love Actually takes us on a turbulent journey through the ups and downs we all face on a daily basis.
The all star cast do a fabulous job and you are guaranteed to find yourself laughing and crying in the one breath as the relationships between the characters are slowly revealed. An honourable mention must go to Martine McCutcheon for her portrayal of rough around the edges Natalie. I personally hadn’t heard of or seen the singer/actress before this film, however her performance stood out to me amoungst that of the rest of the stellar cast as particularly entertaining. I am surprise not to have heard more from her in the years that followed.
The soundtrack to this film, compiled by Craig Armstrong was fantastic! Trying to set the scene for a Christmas film it was reasonable to allow a few Christmas carols here and there, but a mix of these, modern songs and some retro classics, such as The Pointers Sisters “Jump” helped to transform this film into one of my favourite feel-good comedies of all time.
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