Love Actually Movie Review 2003

One movie, ten love stories, and like any episodic multi-character, intertwining storyline romance, some work and some don't. The most engaging are those involving the bachelor Prime Minister (Grant), his sister (Thompson) with the wandering husband, and the aging rocker Billy Mack (Nighy). Richard Curtis, already established as a worthy romantic comedy writer, crams in absolutely every possible love situation as if he may never direct again. The good is sweet enough to mostly offset the bad, but a less-crowded story would help.

Distribution

Universal Studios Home Video, 100 Universal City Plz., Universal City, CA 91608-9955, Phone: (818)777-1000, Fax: (818)866-1483, URL: http://www.universalstudios.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 129 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Comedy, Christmas, London, Politics, Stepparents, Newlyweds, The Help: Female, Romantic Triangles, Wisconsin

Screenplay

Richard Curtis

Cast

Hugh Grant, Martine McCutcheon, Bill Nighy, Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Heike Makatsch, Keira Knightley, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Andrew Lincoln, Laura Linney, Rodrigo Santoro, Thomas Sangster, Liam Neeson, Kris Marshall, Colin Firth, Lucia Moniz, Joanna Page, Martin Freeman, Billy Bob Thornton, Rowan Atkinson, Claudia Schiffer, Shannon Elizabeth, Denise Richards, Sienna Guillory, Gregor Fisher

Cinematography

Michael Coulter

Director

Richard Curtis

Music

Craig Armstrong

Other

David Stephenson, Nick Angel, Nick Moore, Rod McLean, Justin Warburton-Brown, Joanna Johnston, Jim Clay

Producer

Duncan Kenworthy, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Working Title Productions, DNA Films Ltd., StudioCanal, Universal Studios, Universal Pictures

Awards

British Acad. 2003: Support. Actor (Nighy); L.A. Film Critics 2003: Support. Actor (Nighy).