Review of Love Actually (2003) by Tom Long for Detroit News — 07 Nov 2003

Perfectly wonderful if not completely perfect.

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This review of Love Actually (2003) was written by Tom Long and published by Detroit News on 07 Nov 2003.

Love Actually has generally received positive reviews.

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