Great actually

Rating: Null/10 (4 April 2004)

By looking at the movie poster, you can probably already tell that this is a going to be a great movie. The whole cast if full of well known actors...Keira Knightley(My all time favorite), Laura Linney, Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, etc., etc., etc. So it was no surprise to me when I loved the movie. The plot switches around a lot but the movie is still very enjoyable and everything comes together well at the end.
Karen and Harry are an old, married couple who are facing relationship woes.Karen starts talking about the fact that that Harry cheated on her. They are very believable and I love seeing Alan romance someone his own age.
Just Judy and John (IMO the worst story here) are two porn stand-in who fall in love making one of their porn films. They are the weakest link and don't fit in and they have the most thankless roles, but I hate Joanna Page anyway and I have never heard of Martin Freeman. They do, however play these roles well.
Sarah and Karl are the funniest couples to watch. They are played wonderfully by Rodrigo Santoro and Laura Linney. It's amazing to see Laura go from 'Mystic River' to this romantic/comical/dramatic role. She makes the transition very well.Rodrigo Santoro is very good as Karl, the object of lust for his co-worker.
Liam Neeson and Kris Marshall are also very fun to watch. They have their comical moments, and they have their dramatic moments. I especially loved the little boy (Sam, played to perfection by the adorable Thomas Sangster), it's touching. Bill Nighy is good in whatever he's in. Keira Knightley is actually acting in this movie and not just being another pretty face (a very pretty face...::wink wink::). She does a pretty good job, although sometimes during her dramatic parts she seems to be trying too hard.
And then there's The Prime Minister.... The Prime Minister is played by Hugh Grant. You really don't know what to think of him at first. But then at the end you find out more about him and what the bloody hell he's doing lusting over his pretty maid/secretary. Some of his moments are hilarious, but he doesn't seem to really fit in with the rest of the characters until the end.This is a very good, enjoyable film with excellent acting. 8 out of 10.