When I came across Love Actually, I thought it wouldn’t be worth watching, as it is not the kind of films I usually go to and, after looking at the title, I supposed I wouldn’t like it. Finally, I decided to watch it and I don’t regret it. It was fantastic!
The film tells eight great love stories while it follows the lives of different couples in dealing with their love affairs in loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London.
The newly elected Prime Minister (played by Hugh Grant) falls in love with a woman who is a member of his Cabinet. A writer (Collin Firth) goes to the south of France to get over an unhappy relationship and he falls in love again. A happily married woman (Emma Thompson) suspects that her husband is dating another woman. A just married woman (Keira Knightley) is confused by the new attitude of her husband’s best friend, who has been distant around her up to that moment. An afflicted recent widower tries to help his teenage stepson, who wants to arouse the interest in the most sought-after girl in his school. A businesswoman makes her first move on a colleague she has been in love with for a long time. Finally, an ageing rock star makes a rather weird comeback by recording a Christmas hit.
Love makes their lives difficult as their affairs get mixed up on Christmas Day, with funny, romantic, yet often bittersweet results for all of them, who have been lucky (or unlucky) enough to fall in love.
All the stories are told with a good sense of humour and it is very easy to switch from laughter to tears. In my opinion, the funniest story is the one of the old rock star and it was because of his really great personality that I watched the film till the end.
Not only did I enjoy it a lot, but also its fantastic soundtrack. There are plenty of memorable songs so I can’t say which one I liked the most. Perhaps "Here with Me" or "Christmas is All Around".
I do recommend "Love Actually", especially now we are near Christmas. It’s great fun, so you will surely laugh a lot and enjoy its wonderful soundtrack as well.
Thanks Leticia, it's great to see you "back in action" after a pretty long while!
First of all, congratulation Leticia for the entry! I've enjoyed it a lot and, moreover, you've maken me want to watch the film. It's fantastic, you've got it!
ReplyDeleteMany people have told me about this movie, and I'm absolutely fond of romantic films... you know, love stories. Not only because is love, but also because I feel love is the most complicated feeling you can experience in you life. Not always good, not always bad.
But, anyway, I've just seen the two clips you've posted in, and in the firt one, I like when the rock star sings "love is all around" instead of "Christmas is all around", funny!!!
Surely, this movie will be one of I'll choose to watch in Christmas... I'll tell you about!
See you,
Ester