The perfect date movie

Rating: 7/10 (24 July 2004)

I've had numerous surprises this year as far as how good a film is, but they've all been a bad surprise. Movies like Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, Underworld, and Jeepers Creepers 2 and some others that I can't think of off the top of my head have all been movies that I expected to be good, but they all turned out to be pieces of crap. Now, there's finally a good surprise. I came into this movie thinking it was just going to be another chick flick that I would deeply regret seeing, but it wasn't, it was surprisingly good! Usually though, I know exactly why I like or hate a film, but I can't seem to describe what I like about it. There's way too much going on with all the characters for me to give a damn about any character, but I did. I really understood them. There's one couple in Love Actually where we're not even sure if they're going to be together at all. So why was it good? I guess it was good because it made you feel good about yourself (as cheesy as it sounds). Who cares about any of the damn characters?! The movie as a whole puts a smile on your face. If you hate romance no matter what form it's in or how it's told, the movie does offer some funny moments. One of the funniest characters is an old rockstar who would probably be the last person you want to sing any Christmas song at all and there's a little kid in there that definitely takes some of the grown-up feel out of the movie (to me, that's a good thing). So overall it was a great feel good movie!
Love Actually- 8/10
Note: I wrote this review while it was still in theaters.