Lovely

Rating: 8/10 (18 January 2004)

I didnt really know what to expect when i went in. i'd seen the promo's for this one a zillion times and half felt as if i had already seen it. i was more curious than ever after reading mixed reviews from the public and critics. im huge Hugh Grant and Colin Firth fans though, so i figured that it couldnt be THAT bad, right?
Actually, i was right. i liked it. i though that it was a fresh take on the traditional, although better (for various reasons) way of making films. There wasnt one, two, or three stories here, there was eight. But really, all eight were the same. about the different ways in which love affects all of us, the different places, the different circumstances.
There wasnt much time to devote to most couples, and i was sad to see the 'sadder' ending for the office couple (Laura Linney and that hunk) but realise the irony of the love - and obligation - that made her character give up a possible romance for the sake of a brother that needed her. not the healthiest of relationships, but a fact none-the-less.
Hugh Grant was Fab, and so was Colin Firth. I loved seeing his character SMILE for once, he does tend to steer clear of showing his flawed, but stellar, smile.
A mention to Emma Thompson, Liam Neeson and Alan Rickman. It seems that even the love of a child - a childish love - had the power to make me smile.