Goddamn this movie for making me like it

Rating: 9/10 (16 September 2005)

I wanted to hate this movie. All the negative comments about it are basically true: It's sappy, manipulative, simple minded, trashy crap. A bunch of love stories wound up around Christmas? I think it's giving me diabetes it's so sickeningly sweet. Basically, this movie is a by-the-numbers piece of crap.
And what I hate most about all this is that I loved it. I've watched it several times, and even if it's on TV I watch it again. The funny scenes are funny, the heartwarming scenes are heartwarming, and the heartbreaking scenes are heartbreaking. The actors are terrific, for the most part (not surprising given its A list cast), and as sappy as they all are, I liked them. I even liked the stories that were completely absurd, like the guy who wanted to fly to Wisconsin so that he could pick up American girls with his British accent.
I am embarrassed that I like this movie so much, and if I ever meet someone on the street I'll pretend to hate it, but in fact it's awesome.