Love Actually actually is great.

Rating: Null/10 (11 December 2003)

This is the best movie I've seen in a long time and I really do think it captures all the different aspects of love (familial love, ending love, beginning love, sexual love, love spanning cultures just to name a few). Each of these are represented through mini-stories that focus on a handful of characters which are all inter-woven/inter-related. The movie doesn't focus too much on any one character but swaps around successfully between about 10 or so important characters. All of the characters are pretty charming and quirky. There are some very "cute" moments in the movie and I'm sure it will make you laugh at least a few times. It can also be very sad, the beginning is particularly touching and heartfelt. However, be forewarned the movie contains some nudity and isn't shy about making light of it. There are a few scenes with porn stand-ins in particular. The soundtrack too is really effective at expressing the emotion of the movie (PLUS the scene with Hugh Grant dancing is hilarious). Overall I can see how this could be labeled (wrongly) as a "chick flick", but I think it's a really great and worthwhile movie for anyone who is romantic at heart.