Love Actually

I’m glad that this movie was made in Britain. It’s almost a Hollywood one though (look at the list of A-list actors present there) and we really like to say that no good can come from there. But this movie proves that prejudices never work. If we look at the stories (there are about 10 love stories in it) they’re not much more than a usual love story we’ve seen many times. But there are small details that really spice them up: Billy Mack’s unlucky but lovely character, the prime minister being a person, Mark’s romantic confession, etc. The wonderful musical background is also a part of these spices. Every song, not kidding, EVERY song is just at the right place, giving an extra meaning to the scene. (Note here the name of Craig Armstong who wrote some of the songs.) There’s not much dialogue in the movie and you don’t miss it. Because the music tells everything (the director’s comments said that it’s like 70% of the time) and because the actors are so good. The majority of them is just topnotch. I’m a little rigorous with Hugh Grant because of all the love movies he’s done but I gotta admit: that guy knows something about acting. He’s never gonna be a strong man but he’s just perfect in playing a weak, lovable, sweet guy. Emma Thompson is the most sensitive and intelligent woman who really knows a lot about acting. Liam Neeson – one of my favourite actors – proved me again that I love him for a reason. Bill Nighy showed us why are old musicians never honest and Rowan Atkinson talked and I’m telling you, he should do it more often! Joanna Page was a great choice: angel face in a contradictory situation, thumbs up! Who still disappointed me a little (compared to the others mentioned above, not compared others in other movies) were Alan Rickman and Keira Knightley. Rickman failed to utilize some of the scenes where the background story could be explained properly and Knightley... Well, she was annoying in the first 3 scenes (she had like 5). The DVD also contains deleted scenes which are almost entirely as good as the whole movie and whould’ve been good to see them actually IN the movie. These scenes just complete the picture what the whole movie is about: the network these people live in. The network we all live in. And that’s what I loved the most in this movie: the belief that it’s really you who chooses what you see in the world around. You can see bad things, accidents, unhappy lives – but just shake yourself and look at the world with a fresh eye. You’ll see that whatever you do, wherever you go “Love actually is all around”. And your whole life will be happier. Thank you for that Richard Curtis!