Love Actually 2003 by AverageMansReviews

Love Actually 2003 by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: there is flashing effects/inappropriate behaviour/vehicle crash/medical/references to the rainbow community, terrorism and drugs

5 weeks before Christmas: briefly; we the viewers follow this characters at different points in their individual relationships such as for an example; David [Hugh Grant:] he is a newly elected Tory Prime Minister that has an attraction to this Downing Street staff member by the name of Natalie/other name [Martine McCutcheon:] she is single and her last relationship wasn't great.

Generally speaking: the script, framework and pacing; all three are designed to fluently move from one situation to another and back again, so it makes easy work of this film time of roughly 135 minutes.

Comedy; well it is a very British comedy be it based around the world of politics, making adult sexual scenes or drawing out a sequence so that there is a real potential of getting caught or other little bits and pieces.

Character developments and performances; the character developments are well rounded/well grounded versions of who they are as these people are yes connected by family ties in some situations, but regardless of family ties or not they may be at a different stage of their relationship with another character. Now to bring this film to life and no am not saying this is a bad thing, but then again it is the elephant in the room that I need to discuss that; that the entire cast of this film is the reason why; this film is broadly speaking positively regarded as highly as it is and not forgetting as a Christmas film as well. So yes this cast is full of established names in one way or another such as Alan Rickman as Harry & Emma Thompson as Karen: a husband-and-wife that has been married comfortably over a double figure amount of years with children; Harry's eyes begin to wonder or just for one more Liam Neeson as Daniel & Thomas Sangster as Sam: a grieving stepfather and stepson that come together to put this plan into action and consequently get closer as a father and son.

This film receives: 7/10, this film is good; I mean like myself if you haven't seen it yet, you should experience it at least once in a lifetime and I saw this film at the cinema with the person I watch some of this content with and now and again around the ending credits there are extra bits and pieces. This film also has some awards accredited to its name such as 11 Winners that includes but not limited to Evening Standard British Film Awards 2004 Evening Standard British Film Award Best Actress Emma Thompson and from the same award ceremony/event Peter Sellers Award for Comedy Bill Nighy as Billy Mack: he is a legendary rocker which is also an ageing rocker; he wants a Christmas number one so he releases "Love Is All Around" to hopefully get to number one. 29 Nominees which include but not limited to BAFTA Awards 2004 Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film Duncan Kenworthy Tim Bevan Eric Fellner Richard Curtis and Critics Choice Awards 2004 Critics Choice Award Best Acting Ensemble