Well written, well executed. Uplifting, not too sappy.

Rating: 10/10 (9 November 2003)

Love Actually follows the painful, joyous and silly course of loves lost and found among disparate characters in London during the five weeks leading up to Christmas. In the tradition of Four Weddings and a Funeral, this film portrays falling in love as an anxiety ridden, painful, horrifying event which somehow mutates into ultimate bliss when that love is returned. The Prime Minister (Hugh Grant) falls for an underling. A widower (Liam Neeson) encourages his young stepson to attract the attention of the girl he pines for. A pair of body doubles fall for one another while simulating sex acts for the camera. Loves lost and wasted also figure less prominently in the picture. Overall a funny and surprisingly moving film. Don't expect realism but do expect to hear the ladies in the audience sigh in pleasure at the many beautiful men in the film. There's no shortage of lovely ladies either. One small warning - at 128 minutes this movie outlasts the usual romantic comedy. And many bladders. Go for the smaller size soda if you don't want to missing something.