Excellent must see movie

Rating: 9/10 (12 November 2005)

My wife and I like the movie a lot. I should say loved it actually. The use of several families, the use of an all-star cast, the diversity represented among the characters were all wonderful. This may one day become a Christmas classic. There is something in the movie for almost every person or family or couple or almost couple to relate to. And it is refreshing that there was not necessarily a predictable ending for every subplot. Emma Thompson and Liam Neeson put in excellent performances as did many of the actors who are not as readily identifiable by American movie goers. While the writing is not completely unique in content, the movie overall is a breath of fresh air, at least for American movie goers, given the uniqueness of the British location and the slang and language. Even though we never heard of this movie until a friend recommended it, we are glad we decided to watch. Most folks will be glad they did too.