Actually pretty disappointing

Rating: 4/10 (29 July 2004)

I remember hearing about this movie, and thinking it was a must-see, but upon watching it, I found it incredibly disappointing. The cast is excellent, and the movie wonderfully acted. Many of my favourite actors/actresses graced the cast. The idea was good as well. It was a depiction of all the different ways in which love takes form, including, but not limited to romantic love, platonic love, and unrequited love.
The execution, however, was lacking. Some characters were not fleshed out properly, and others given far too little attention. There were a few characters whose stories I failed to see the point or merit of.
Although there were some fine threads connecting most of the characters, the movie on the whole seemed disjointed and jumped around far too often. Too much was going on, and I felt as though it might have worked better as a series of short films, which incidentally would have also given a unique presentation for a feature film.
All in all, "Love, Actually" is not altogether not worth seeing. I'd recommend tuning in if you happen to catch it on cable, but otherwise don't bother.