I'm ACTUALLY still upset that I paid money to see this

Rating: Null/10 (27 April 2005)

It's a rare thing when a movie comes along that I loathe so intensely. I went to this movie with no great expectations about it being an exceptional or original comedy, but "Love Actually" was so horrible that I left the theater mid-way through it. And I don't think I've ever left a movie before that I actually paid to see in a theater. I know what you're thinking--It can't be THAT bad can it?? My answer to that is--Yes, it is THAT bad and then some! On the surface, it appeared this would be a likable enough comedy, and it featured an extensive cast of talented actors. And generally these are actors I enjoy seeing on screen, but the characters were so inane and the intertwining plot lines so ridiculous, I couldn't hold back from whispering several times to my husband, and not so quietly, as the show went on"this movie really sucks" I kept waiting to find something to laugh atand I just found myself laughing at how stupid the whole thing was.
It was a lame enough idea to have Hugh Grant play the British Prime Minister in the moviebut a SINGLE Prime Minister who happens to fall in love with a caterer (or whatever she was)? And then he stands up to the bullying US President because the guy supposedly tried to grope his love interest? (And the US Pres. was some sort of bizarre cross between GWBush and an ultra-sleazy version of President Clintonyeah, whatever!) Then there was the sappy story about the widower (Liam) and his supposedly cute (but actually just freaky-looking) son who is so hopelessly in love? First of all, this kid looked like he was about 8 years old. Second, he's so in love that he's in "total agony" over it? Didn't buy it! And who can forget the romance between the porn movie stand-ins, one played by Martin Freeman?whom I love from "The Office" by the way. Geeswhat a romantic plot line (not!)what was the point of this anyway? To demonstrate that porn movie stand-ins are really just regular people like you and me who might happen to fall in love while on the jobor was the whole thing just a really poor attempt at kitschy humor? I still don't know. Might I also add that Laura Linney's talent was completely wasted here toothat plot was just forgettable.
I left the theater ACTUALLY upset that I'd paid money to see this thingand I only paid $3 at a second-run movie theater. On the way home I became even angrier just thinking about how and why this movie had gotten made, and why any of the cast members signed onto this thing Were they blackmailed??? If not, did they bother to read the script?
Fellow Movie Fans.Please don't bother renting this DVDdoing so only encourages the studio execs to make even more of this kind of crap in the future!