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162 Love
Actually [2003]
Screenplay Richard Curtis
Director Richard Curtis
Cinematography Michael Coulter
Music Craig
Armstrong
Leads Hugh
Grant, Liam Neeson, Emma Thompson, Colin Firth, Laura Linney, Alan Rickman,
Kiera Knightley, Martine McCutcheon, Bill Nighy, Rowan Atkinson, Martin
Freeman, Andrew Lincoln, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Lúcia Moniz, Heike Makatsch, Billy
Bob Thornton, Thomas Sangster, Olivia Olson, Claudia Schiffer, Kris Marshall,
January Jones, Elisha Cuthbert, Joanna Page, Denise Richards
Production StudioCanal, Working Title Films, DNA Films
IMDb 7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes 63%
Have
you not all watched this already? It’s not quite the direction I wanted to go
with this blog but sometimes you’ve just got to watch what’s on and I couldn’t
resist this one. I’m not going to break it down. Here’s what’s good about it:
Hugh Grant’s iconic dance. Alan Rickman’s affair. The wondrous Emma Thompson’s
sad reaction to said affair. Colin (the character rather than Firth). Rowan Atkinson’s
angelic cameos. Claudia Schiffer’s appearance as someone who is supposed to
look like her. Hugh Grant singing carols with his policeman. Let’s get pissed
and watch porn. Colin Firth turning up with an entire family for his proposal. It
goes on and on. There are many heart-warming moments and yes many of them are
silly and unrealistic, but the reason this film is so brilliant is its ultimate
British-ness. It’s what makes Richard Curtis so brilliant too – his characters
are so easy to associate with as we see part of our lives in at least one of
his characters. Whether it be Emma Thompson's super-mother or Kris Marshall’s
geeky Colin or even Bill Nighy’s fat manager, there is something just so
British about the whole affair and that is why Curtis’ films strike feelings we
never knew we had.
Acting 3.5 / 4
Writing 4 / 4
Cinematography 3 / 4
Music 3 / 4
HWF rating 3.5 / 4
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