It's great... actually

Rating: 10/10 (17 November 2003)

As I watched the previews for Love Actually on the television, I thought that it would be cute. I didn't want to go see a chick flick alone, and not having a girlfriend, I asked my sister. She was busy, so I took my mom. We both loved the movie. It was a little dirtier than either of us expected, but we still went away feeling good about having spent two hours in the most crowded theatre I have ever been in in all my life.
All of the stories are intertwined, although I can't quite see how in all cases. Just how the couple that met as stand ins on the porn film set fits in I still can't figure out. But all the others are wonderfully written and acted. I did think Laura Linney's character deserved a happier ending, but I was overall pleased with the movie.
Guys, you might as well go see it. It's not terrible at all. Quite the opposite. Ladies, make them go. It will do them a world of good.

I say four stars.