Cheesy, but with a few crackers you can stomach it..(spoilers))

Rating: 7/10 (22 November 2003)

This film, although having only been out for a short time, is getting the 'too sugary to stomach' rap, which I can understand but think is unfair. I saw Love Actually this morning and had purposely ignored as much review information on it as I could, so I could have an honest reaction for myself. I came away having laughed and cried (a little) and wanting to hug my best friend and my Mum (cheesy I know). The film makers, were obviously trying to cover most aspects of 'love' as possible while not making it too intense. I liked the Laura Linney storyline that didn't cop out to a happy ever after and the Andrew Lincoln aspect that covered unrequited love nicely. It was Emma Thompson that really got me in the end however, there had to be some raw honesty in that performance, as it really hit home. In this era where movies can be as violent as you can stomach without anyone batting an eyelid, surely a little sugar is acceptable and perhaps even needed, to keep the balance and remind us that, we have good things to turn our focus to after all the bad. I'd give it a definite thumbs up.