SO IF YOU BELIEVE IN FATHER CHRISTMAS, CHILDREN, LIKE YOUR UNCLE BILLY DOES, THEN BUY THIS FESTERING TURD OF A RECORD: Given the fact that it's been invoked in two separate threads for entirely different reasons today, it's worth noting that I really liked Love Actually when it was released three years ago, and think it holds up exceptionally well as one of the new members of the romantic comedy pantheon. (How do I know it's in the pantheon? Just look at the sheer volume of its IMDB quote list -- you'd think it had "Lord" and "Rings" in the title.)
It is manipulative as hell, and doesn't say anything really new about love, but there's nothing wrong with manipulation done right -- though, as I asked back then, "Does Colin Firth have it in his contract that he has to have a scene in every movie where he's moving determinedly through the streets in pursuit of love?"
When you catch it midway on cable, it's hard to change the channel, and I like it even more now that I understand that the guy in the porn subplot is the "Jim" in the UK's The Office. Does anyone not like the movie?
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