A great Christmas movie!

Rating: 8/10 (13 November 2003)

Great cast, funny and heart warming - what more could you want from a Christmas movie?? This is a good first directorial effort from Richard Curtis and the cast are a pleasure to watch, with cameos a-plenty and some good comic acting. It has a few moments of genius, although overall its probably not quite on a par with Four Weddings or Notting Hill. Liam Neeson is excellent as a grieving husband and father and Thomas Sangster as his son is wonderful. I loved this movie because it was fun and made me laugh as well as getting me well and truly into the Christmas spirit - and who can argue with that?!!