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Love Actually (2003) Rank 4 Reviews
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Daytona Beach News-Journal (Fl.) (Jeff Farance)
Is Love Actually nothing more than a fantasy? Perhaps, but it's one cinematic journey lovers and lovers of lovers will want to take. ...read the complete Love Actually movie review at Daytona Beach News-Journal (Fl.) (Jeff Farance)
Harvey S. Karten
That "Love Actually" is lighter than a Christmas snowflake, each story presumably unable to stand alone but in concert with the others forms an endearing gestalt, is not a criticism. Curtis affords his characters dialogue so clever that since less is ...read the complete Love Actually movie review at Harvey S. Karten
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
Very funny, effortlessly moving, stylishly made, impeccably acted by a mind-bogglingly great cast -- and, yes, wholly satisfying. ...read the complete Love Actually movie review at Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
Detroit News (Tom Long)
Perfectly wonderful if not completely perfect. ...read the complete Love Actually movie review at Detroit News (Tom Long)
The King's Room (Paul Perkins)
Well it that time of the year again, the time when the
weather start to get colder leaves start to come off trees, and snow begin to
falls. Hollywood has started to bring out there holiday movies aiming for the
couples, kids, and anyone who like this ...read the complete Love Actually movie review at The King's Room (Paul Perkins)
Houston Chronicle
Love Actually shows disparate Londoners with one thing in common: They desperately long for romance. Love, or even its faint prospect, rocks their world and makes it go 'round.
As aggressively feel-good fare, the film shares that desperation. ...read the complete Love Actually movie review at Houston Chronicle
Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
The film is reminiscent of "Four Weddings and a Funeral" in that it explores the bitterness as well as the sweetness of love's banquet. Also there is, in fact, a wedding and a funeral in it. The film is complex and multi layered. There are some ...read the complete Love Actually movie review at Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
Karina Montgomery
Add the enormous cast of Brit wit darlings and consistently emotionally complex actors, the pedigree, what's not to like? Oh believe you me, I was terrified that my expectations would be too high. The feelgood preview, with Hugh Grant dancing charmingly ...read the complete Love Actually movie review at Karina Montgomery
Providence Journal (Michael Janusonis)
ToxicUniverse.com (Brandon Curtis)
I dread using words like delightful, charming and funny no matter how apt a descriptor of a film they may be but writer/director Richard Curtis' latest feature proves itself to be all of those things and more. This film could well be the ...read the complete Love Actually movie review at ToxicUniverse.com (Brandon Curtis)
The Movie Chicks
Love actually is all around us as the Christmas season approaches, at least according to this latest British import. It's everywhere in one form or another: unrequited love, seduction, love that's struggling, lost love, missed opportunities, ...read the complete Love Actually movie review at The Movie Chicks
The Movie Mom (Nell Minow)
"Love Actually" is as stuffed with goodies as the Christmas stockings for those at the very top of Santa's "nice" list -- and it is just as entertaining, too. ...read the complete Love Actually movie review at The Movie Mom (Nell Minow)
About.com Hollywood Movies (Rebecca Murray)
Warm Fuzzies Abound in Curtis' Directorial Debut
Audiences can start celebrating a little early as the holiday-themed romantic comedy “Love Actually” weaves its spell over moviegoers. Writer/director Richard Curtis’ romantic comedy can ...read the complete Love Actually movie review at About.com Hollywood Movies (Rebecca Murray)
Filmjerk.com (Brian Orndorf)
MovieWeb (Derek May)
Romantic comedies are a tricky thing to pull off. Either they stray too far into the comedy and you get more slapstick or toilet humor than romance, or the comedy is thin and the romance is sappy- meaning that we sit for an hour and a half and scream ...read the complete Love Actually movie review at MovieWeb (Derek May)
AboutFilm.com (Carlo Cavagna)
Curtis continues to find new twists on old romantic comedy stand-bys, such as the Mad Rush to the Airport to Catch the Girl in the Nick of Time. You know you're in for that one right from the beginning, when Hugh Grant (in voiceover) talks about how ...read the complete Love Actually movie review at AboutFilm.com (Carlo Cavagna)
eFilmCritic.com (Elaine Perrone)
I liked it a lot, actually! ...read the complete Love Actually movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Elaine Perrone)
Reno Gazette-Journal (Mark Robison)
Ten romantic comedies rolled into one. ...read the complete Love Actually movie review at Reno Gazette-Journal (Mark Robison)
Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)
By all rights, we shouldn't enjoy Love Actually. It has the air of an extended outtakes reel, mashing together scenes cut from other movies of its ilk. Director Richard Curtis has a good eye for them; after all, he penned such modern classics as Four ...read the complete Love Actually movie review at Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)
Homer Yen
For example, it fills you with resolve, as displayed by the Prime Minister (Hugh Grant) who goes from selfdeprecatingly sheepish to leading man. It fills you with fear, as displayed by shy Sarah (Laura Linney) who has loved a coworker from afar. It ...read the complete Love Actually movie review at Homer Yen
Bangor Daily News (Maine) (Christopher Smith)
The year's busiest and most relentlessly shameless comedy. It's also among the year's funniest and most disarming. ...read the complete Love Actually movie review at Bangor Daily News (Maine) (Christopher Smith)
The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
Besides, the whole thing is about love, and what is love if not improbable? What about it makes sense or follows the rules of logic? Love, like a good movie, can convince you of almost anything. ...read the complete Love Actually movie review at The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
Dallas Morning News (Philip Wuntch)
The creators of Love Actually clearly believe that if a movie has enough charm, it doesn't need depth. In the case of Love Actually , they are absolutely right. ...read the complete Love Actually movie review at Dallas Morning News (Philip Wuntch)
Supercala.com (John Venable)
Hope springs eternal, love is everywhere, and Keira Knightley is genetic perfection. ...read the complete Love Actually movie review at Supercala.com (John Venable)
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Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)
LOVE, ACTUALLY takes upon itself the daunting task of presenting to us love in all its manifestations. There's the fairy tale, the tragedy, the farce, the friendships and the betrayals all rolled up into a set of interwoven tales that charm but never ...read the complete Love Actually movie review at Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)
Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Eleanor Ringel Gillespie)
As bright and cheery as a string of Christmas lights. ...read the complete Love Actually movie review at Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Eleanor Ringel Gillespie)
Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)
It's going to make a lot of holiday romantics feel very, very good; watching it, I felt cozy and charmed myself. ...read the complete Love Actually movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)
Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)
Love Actually isn't deep, but it can be amusing. If its parts are better than the whole, at least it has parts that provide real laughs. ...read the complete Love Actually movie review at Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)
Palo Alto Online (Jeanne Aufmuth)
Hugh Grant and Martine McCutcheon in Love Actually Every holiday season needs a cloying tonic of a film to offset the end-of-the-year blues. Have I got a movie for you... With heavy-handed platitudes but plenty of cheeky cheer, director Richard Curtis ...read the complete Love Actually movie review at Palo Alto Online (Jeanne Aufmuth)
Bullz-Eye.com
"Love Actually" boasts a plethora of big laughs and talented stars, utilizing both the new and old blood of the British cinema to create a film that applies to everyone, even 11-year-old kids who already have gotten their first taste of love. ...read the complete Love Actually movie review at Bullz-Eye.com
DVD Clinic ("Indiana Sev")
It’s Christmastime in the U.K. and all of the best (and best-looking) British actors and actresses join Richard Curtis (writer of FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL and NOTTING HILL) in a love-fest extraordinaire. Whether it’s the love between siblings, family ...read the complete Love Actually movie review at DVD Clinic ("Indiana Sev")
UpcomingDiscs.com (Jeremy Frost)
”From the new bachelor Prime Minister instantly falling in love with a refreshingly real member of his staff moments after entering 10 Downing Street…
To a writer escaping to the south of France to nurse his re-broken heart who finds love in a ...read the complete Love Actually movie review at UpcomingDiscs.com (Jeremy Frost)
Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Kushmeer Farakhan)
I had no business enjoying this movie as much as I did. None. As a rule, I usually don't like romantic comedies. I find the vast majority of them full of nothing but cliche' upon cliche' and they're usually so mind-numbingly predictable that you can ...read the complete Love Actually movie review at Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Kushmeer Farakhan)
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Reel Movie Critic (George O. Singleton)
Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
Because many of the funny parts work so well -- Bill Nighy's storyline, for instance, is a true crack-up -- one wonders what place the dramatic parts really have here. With its acceleration to a big, so-corny-it-works finale, the movie does a fair ...read the complete Love Actually movie review at Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
Steve Rhodes
The film, which gets funnier and more touching as it goes on, contains more large laughs than could be stuffed into any Christmas box. The holiday story starts in the five weeks before Christmas and works its way up to the big day, so opening the movie ...read the complete Love Actually movie review at Steve Rhodes
Shannon Patrick Sullivan
Review: If you can't stand a healthy dose of schmaltz in your movies, run don't walk in exactly the opposite direction from the nearest theatre playing "Love Actually". But for those of us who can appreciate a little romantic corniness especially ...read the complete Love Actually movie review at Shannon Patrick Sullivan
eFilmCritic Reviews
Cranky, uptight folks who consider themselves too sophisticated to enjoy a piece of fluff like Love Actually have their panties all in a twist over bullshit like:
§ the fact that the story is romantic and sappy (no kidding?)
§ the unfair manner in ...read the complete Love Actually movie review at eFilmCritic Reviews
Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
"Love Actually" is a belly-flop into the sea of romantic comedy. It contains about a dozen couples who are in love; that's an approximate figure because some of them fall out of love and ...read the complete Love Actually movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
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