Review of Love Actually (2003) by Slider1983 — 15 Aug 2019
Love Actually can be accused of being self-indulgent and sometimes overly quaint which can work against it being funny. The film lacks enough character development while it’s rarely as amusing as it thinks it is yet the actors, the character situations and the good spiritedness of the whole thing somehow defuses those problems.
The positives in this case outweigh the negatives. The sheer epic quality of the film along with its goodhearted message of love conquering over hate, Craig Armstrong’s music while delivering some genuinely well written stories means it’s pretty easy to see why Richard Curtis debut film is shown every Christmas.
The fact this movie has struck a chord with so many people means that ‘love actually’ in the grand scheme of things ultimately does matter.
This review of Love Actually (2003) was written by Slider1983 on 15 Aug 2019.
Love Actually has generally received positive reviews.
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