Love Actually | | Cast : | Liam Neeson, Hugh Grant | | Director : | Richard Curtis | | Studio : | Universal Studios | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby | | Released Date : | November 14, 2003 | | DVD Released Date : | April 27, 2004 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), French (Dubbed), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed), English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 03, 2005 | | Summary | If You Want to Feel Love... | Content
 | If you want to feel love, you should watch this movie. "Love Actually" is the greatest romantic comedy movie that I've ever seen. The film was made just before 2003 Christmas in U.K. by Richard Curtis and the story is also about some couples' happening around Christmas.
In the start of the movie, it shows us many people's hugging at an airport and Hugh Grant who is the movie's main character voices that "Love actually is all around." and the movie starts showing us how the love is all around. You should know that this film is not about just one couple's story. There are several couples' story but the stories are not separated. They are organized partially.
The movie has two kinds of version; the original and the asian. The asian version movie doesn't have the story of love between porn actor and actress. I have an unsatisfied of this.
I strongly recommend people who want to feel love or make love to watch this movie, but if you don't have any person who you can meet, it may make you sadder because the couples who are in the film look so happy.
Plus cameos' acting makes the movie more interesting. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 03, 2005 | | Summary | Love is all Around! | Content
| I am a huge fan of the large ensemble-multi story-intercutting kind of movies, from the Altman films to Traffic and Happiness etc. This one is no exception. I love the whole look and feel of the film. It's very celebratory and joyous but also heartwarming and a little depressing.
There are multiple storylines that are slightly related to each other that allows some different stories to somehow interconnect (sisters, friends of friends, workmates etc), but the central theme that holds all these stories together is that all of them are stories related to LOVE! Of course some stories are more interesting than others but overall I think there's no really bad storyline.
The one that I really like is the Laura Linney's storyline. There's romance, drama, and comedy. It's heartbreaking when she finally danced with her long time crush office mate and finally realizing that he might actually like her too. But I am disappointed that towards the end the storyline was somehow neglected. We didn't see what happened to the two, there was no satisfying conclusion.
Great performances from the entire cast that ranges from simply being funny (Bill Nighy), amusing (Hugh Grant), heartbreaking (Emma Thompson, Laura Linney) and just plain romantic (Colin Firth)
The DVD contains a wealth of worthy supplements. I particularly enjoy the deleted scenes. The only reason they were cut was of time constraint but they could actually enhance the movie. The only thing I was disappointed is that I thought I was going to find deleted scenes with the underdeveloped Laura Linney's storyline, but sadly there wasn't any significant scene for that storyline, makes me wonder if that was how the director intended the storyline to end. There is also a great commentary by the director and some member of the casts. As well as an entertaining music commentary by the director to why he chose some of the songs used in the movie.
Grade: A- |
| Rating | | | Date | July 29, 2005 | | Summary | Fun, sachrine, weird | Content
| This is the kind of movie that's fun to watch as long as you are not going to analyze it for depth later. Yes, it's sachrine--the ending is artificially sweet. But, it's thoroughly enjoyable.
For me, the most-notable and weirdest thing about the movie is the lack of consistency. Is this reality or fantasy? Some of the stories seem grounded in reality. The relationship between Thompson and Rickman's characters, for example. Others are pure fantasy, such as the gorgeous available women in midwestern bars just waiting for a Brit to show up. That both of these storylines make it into the same movie (and end at the same location) is just weird. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 20, 2005 | | Summary | Love Actually | Content
| This is the all time best feel good movie. There are some movies that you can watch over and over again. I could watch this movie every single night of the week. I love it. What a fantastic line up of stars. Acting is superb. Emma Thompson is such a delight as is Colin Firth, Liam Neeson, Hugh Grant, Alan Rickman, Laura Linney and most especially Bill Nighy.
I highly recommend this movie.
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| Rating | | | Date | July 19, 2005 | | Summary | get ready to suspend disbelief | Content
| It takes a fleeting attention span and a lot of suspension of disbelief to enjoy this film. It needs an editor. I found myself wanting to see a lot more of some of the little snippets of the eight stories crammed in, and a lot less of others. Just as I was getting into a storyline I liked (hilarious Billy Mac, for example), wanting to see more, the movie would switch to some mundane, fomulaic sitcom story (Mr. Prime Minister Hugh Grant usual schtick or kid who doesn't seem to care that he just lost his mother--he just wants to hook up with the school babe) The characters are given so little attention, they come off as superficial and the storylines absolutely unbelievable. The film is forced to rely on embarrassingly simplistic stereotypes and silly sentimentality instead of sharp humor and unique looks at love in modern times.
I wasn't bothered by the nudity, language or even the slam at U.S. politicians (Does anyone actually believe the Billy Bob character WAS just George Bush? C'mon. And, if this movie had come out during the Clinton administration, you guys would be singing its praises - don't be hypocritical. Plus, American media is constantly poking fun at British politicians, royals, etc. We should be able to take a little ribbing ourselves). I just thought it should have been smarter and more engaging.
I'm a little surprised at some of the reviews that either knock or tout this as being clearly British, because my thought when I saw it was that this film tried to be just British enough, but in reality was way too Hollywood. A British friend of mine cringes at this film and said to make it clear that it is not a true representation of the British. I absolutely love some of Richard Curtis' earlier work (Vicar of Dibley, Four Weddings), but the newer films (this one, Notting Hill), seem to play to a market that wants a bit of quasi-British flavor, but mostly standard Hollywood junk. Actors well-known to Americans, glamourous model looks and no personality for the lead actresses, simplistic storylines, yuppie-esque sets. It's a real shame.
This is worth a rent and a viewing with the fast-forward button ready. But, it leaves a lot to be desired. |
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