Featured Audience Ratings

• John M

  
  An amazing ensemble pulls of a movie that if it were anyone else I prob would not like. I am a sucker for a good funny romantic movie and this one had everything. Incredible acting makes this a winner.

• Alice S

  
  It's a gimmick - a holiday story with beautiful people. However, never has so many intertwining stories meshed so well, not even Amores Perros or Pulp Fiction from kings of this technique. It's romantic (Jamie & Aurelia, David & Natalie), it's maddening (Karen… More
  It's a gimmick - a holiday story with beautiful people. However, never has so many intertwining stories meshed so well, not even Amores Perros or Pulp Fiction from kings of this technique. It's romantic (Jamie & Aurelia, David & Natalie), it's maddening (Karen & Harry, Sarah & her brother), it's fantastical (John & Judy, Colin & the American quintet), it's cathartic (Mark & Juliet, Daniel & Sam), it's funny (Billy & Joe). I love Love Actually, and anybody who doesn't can get the hell out of America! Er...you know what I mean.

• Chris W

  
  Everyone seems to rave about this movie and really love it, and, now that I've finally seen it, I must ask, "What film were you watching?" I like ensemble films, since I'm a fan of Altman and P. T. Anderson, but those two seem to be the only ones who can do this… More
  Everyone seems to rave about this movie and really love it, and, now that I've finally seen it, I must ask, "What film were you watching?" I like ensemble films, since I'm a fan of Altman and P. T. Anderson, but those two seem to be the only ones who can do this really well. Instead of being a great movie, this came off as like a British version of Garry Marshall's more recent films, and that sure isn't a compliment. What we have here are a series of interconnected storylines all involving love that take place in London over the course of the five weeks before Christmas. We've got a new Prime Minister, an aging rock star who knows his current music sucks, and all kinds of office workers and parents, and house wives and husbands. I will admit that it's not the worst thing in the world that the film is cheery and upbeat, but it goes too far and is instead extremely corny and sappy, just as much so as all of the sugary music on the soundtrack. ALso, this film is overstuffed with characters and things going on, and understuffed where real development and characterization is concerned. It's also 135 minutes, and that just isn't necessary. There's of course a very notable cast, with the likes of Alan Rickman, Bill nighy, Colin Firth, Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant, Laura Linney, Liam Neeson, and Keira Knightley all showing up, and some of them do okay, with Nighy as the old rocker being my favorite (and the best part of the film), but I think I was most entertained by the cameos from Rowan Atkinson and Billy Bob Thornton. Nobody really sucks here, but a lot of them could have been far better. I think the main problem is that the film tries too hard, and tries to do too much. Any one of the subplots would have been a decent film on their own, so it bugs me that they all have to be strung together here. YEah, some of the film is undeniably funny and charming, but it goes on for way too long, is repetitive, and doesn't utilize all of the talent involved to the fullest possible levels. Ignore the hype and give this a skip.

• Dan S

  
  A clustered, not funny enough, overly schmaltz-filled fest concerning people in London looking for love, and how each one of them is connected to each other in some random way. It's not a bad idea, it's just that there are way too many stories going on here, and director… More
  A clustered, not funny enough, overly schmaltz-filled fest concerning people in London looking for love, and how each one of them is connected to each other in some random way. It's not a bad idea, it's just that there are way too many stories going on here, and director Richard Curtis does not give any of them enough time to develop before rushing to the next one and developing it with as little effort as possible. The character development is severely lacking as well, outside of Liam Neeson's part, no one here is particularly that likable. I guess we're supposed to love Hugh Grant's charm, but the same way he frowns at the President of the United States (Billy Bob Thornton) as he puts a move on the girl he's interested in as well is hilarious considering the undetected hypocrisy of the entire situation. It's a harmless movie but it doesn't have really anything to say, and the corny schmaltzy-ness gets to be near gag-inducing near the conclusion.

• Jason S

  
  good story

• Bathsheba M

  
  Enjoyable romantic comedy with a stellar cast. Makes London look beautiful, which, if you've ever been there--well, I don't want to badmouth London, but it can get kind of damp and cold, so maybe it is beautiful but I was so busy shivering in my knickers I didn't… More
  Enjoyable romantic comedy with a stellar cast. Makes London look beautiful, which, if you've ever been there--well, I don't want to badmouth London, but it can get kind of damp and cold, so maybe it is beautiful but I was so busy shivering in my knickers I didn't notice. Lots of fun on a winter night.

• familiar s

  
  This multi-storied rom-com-drama isn't constructed well enough for thorough entertainment. Tolerable enough, there's not much to savor in this drag of a flick to recommend it. Skip Factually.

• Sophie B

  
  A christmas time staple that may not be perfect but is a fantastic and enjoyable British film with many laughs from its all star cast.

• Everett J

  
  "Love Actually" is my second favorite movie of all time. I absolutely adore this film. It's the perfect romantic comedy. It's funny, sad, raunchy, romantic,fun, it's everything you could want in a movie really. The cast is amazing! Liam Neeson, Kiera… More
  "Love Actually" is my second favorite movie of all time. I absolutely adore this film. It's the perfect romantic comedy. It's funny, sad, raunchy, romantic,fun, it's everything you could want in a movie really. The cast is amazing! Liam Neeson, Kiera Knightly, Bill Nighy, Andrew Lincoln, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, Laura Linney, Alan Rickman, and many more. It's about several people in England and how love affects them leading up to Christmas. A best man in love with the bride, a woman who's husband is cheating, a man left with his step son after his wife dies. Hell even the new prime minister finds love. There are many different stories, and I love how they all weave together. Plus Billy Mack may be the coolest character ever in a movie. I'm also convinced that Colin Frissell is based off of me(only British), because I'm a god of sex:-p If you have never seen this movie, RUN and get a copy. It's a perfect Christmas movie for adults(lots of cussing and some nudity, so not for the kiddos). I try to watch this every year around Christmas time, and I love it more and more each passing year.

• Universal D

  
  Chock full of popular songs here is a a Christmas card from England to us all ... or at least it feels like that. And it feels good. And so, in time for the season and lest I forget, a very Merry Christmas to everyone. God bless us all ... everyone.

• Cassie H

  
  Just a fantastic and wonderful movie. The bonds and connections between characters were just great! A great love story :) Another one of my absolute favorite movie to watch at Christmas :) :) :) :) :) :) Love the various story lines! (:

• Drake T

  
  An irresistibly sweet and charming series of formulaic love stories in a mosaic of storytelling. There's nothing particularly outstanding about the writing or the romances but I guess that's not the point. The point is, it's overwhelmingly warm and fuzzy despite how… More
  An irresistibly sweet and charming series of formulaic love stories in a mosaic of storytelling. There's nothing particularly outstanding about the writing or the romances but I guess that's not the point. The point is, it's overwhelmingly warm and fuzzy despite how often falls into a pit of contrive direction. That and there's one major saving grace, the cast! Absolutely brilliant, so much enthusiasm and passion thrown into this that it's really not worth the trouble to criticize :/

• Adam M

  
  Hugh Grant, as the new British Prime Minister, plays a stereotypically American spirit. Billy Bob Thornton is given the role of a U.S. President who is very like a satanic Brit and a politician from the pre-Victorian era. The American-British relationship has never been at a lower… More
  Hugh Grant, as the new British Prime Minister, plays a stereotypically American spirit. Billy Bob Thornton is given the role of a U.S. President who is very like a satanic Brit and a politician from the pre-Victorian era. The American-British relationship has never been at a lower level, if the British people can fall head over heels for this. It's OK, don't worry: America gets fully appreciated for its sexy tarts. And English girls are represented by the beauty-virtue of Keira Knightley, whose wedding video looks like an audition tape to be the next Noxzema girl. Most of this movie could earn the title "Love Counterfactually," so don't let anyone say that the Brits can't outdo Hollywood. Of all the story lines in this wish-fufillment fantasia, Liam Neeson's is the worst, for using Liam throughout the whole spectrum of emotional manipulations, from righteous widowhood to perfect stepfather to Claudia-Schiffer fucker. As a Brit paean to love, it doesn't get much better than greeting-card poetasty. But the structure is an interesting, successful experiment with the big-budget ensemble picture, and there are a few good performances in addition to some good lines. Hugh Grant and Bill Nigby are funny and Colin Firth is endearing, actually.

• Bethany M

  
  One of my all time favourite films. A brilliant cast and a truly remarkable love story. The sense of humour and hilarity is also what makes this film so beautiful.

• Summer W

  
  I adore this film. It shows the many different aspects of love, and not every scenario has a happy ending. Touching and fun.

• Lucas M

  
  Love Actually, almost is just more one boring and sentimental romantic comedy by Richard Curtis. This changes, and with the time, the audience start to see a sweet film that brings a lot of good storys of love and a flew laughs with the comic cast.

• Emily A

  
  *sigh* What the hell is wrong with everyone? Why am I the only one who doesn't mistake this movie for something charming and genuine? Call me a cynic, but this movie is not a story of love; it's a series of vignettes about infatuation, all of which are most likely doomed to… More
  *sigh* What the hell is wrong with everyone? Why am I the only one who doesn't mistake this movie for something charming and genuine? Call me a cynic, but this movie is not a story of love; it's a series of vignettes about infatuation, all of which are most likely doomed to failure. You know, I wanted to like this movie, I really did. My boyfriend described it to me, it sounded engaging and I really did give it a chance. It was about 40 minutes before I realized that there was no chance of me enjoying this movie at all. After an hour, I had broken up with my boyfriend three times in my mind. There are two love stories in this film that I connected with in even the most cursory way: Bill Nighy's lonely rock star and the two body double actors who met on a movie set. These are the two exchanges that are given the least amount of screen time. Apart from that, I wouldn't have cared if everyone at the Christmas pageant had died of a carbon monoxide leak in the building. Everyone is petty, nobody understands each other and every character seems to drift through this movie alone and miserable. Everyone is so distant that I would never even have realized that Emma Thompson and Alan Rickman were supposed to be a married couple if I hadn't asked. Can people just not talk to each other in England? Is there something I'm missing? What's worse is that it's all underscored by an insipidly emotionally manipulative score that I resent to no end. I don't mind movies that make me cry, but why are you TRYING to make me cry in such a transparent, cynical and hackneyed way? Fuck you, Love, Actually. And fuck you for succeeding. If you're tying to be fluffy escapist drivel, you have to at least complete the fantasy by hooking up the characters that most deserve it. No dice. Ugh, this movie is so bad, it made me angry.

• Cassandra M

  
  This was a most intriguing film. There are of course other reviews of it here, but the one common theme that seems to exist in all reviews is the simple fact that you can never please all the people all of the time. For myself I loved the film and the way that all the stories were… More
  This was a most intriguing film. There are of course other reviews of it here, but the one common theme that seems to exist in all reviews is the simple fact that you can never please all the people all of the time. For myself I loved the film and the way that all the stories were intertwined. You could spend ages just trying to work out where the various connections between the story lines actually were. But there were two very special moments for me in this film. One was where Mark (Andrew Lincoln) finally told Juliet(Keira Knightley ) how he REALLY felt about her, through the medium of the messages on the cards, (surely many of us have experienced that sort of unrequited love), the other was the brilliant brief speech given by the Prime Minister (Hugh Grant) to the press conference at which the American President was present. (Both of these appear as quotes elsewhere on this site.) I felt that it was a very brave move on the part of the writer (Richard Curtis) to allow the Prime Minister in the film to state what so many ordinary British people are feeling about America and its politics right now. I also feel that we, the British, are finally beginning to move away from under the Hollywood shadow, and are starting once again to produce some really excellent films of our own. And for me, this film just underlines this fact. May this trend continue.

• Manu G

  
  Saw it again!!! Great Movie!!! Loved the stories in each equal way and the phrase "To me you're perfect" will forever be imprinted with me. Everywhere you look, love is causing chaos. From the bachelor Prime Minister of the United Kingdom who on his first day at 10… More
  Saw it again!!! Great Movie!!! Loved the stories in each equal way and the phrase "To me you're perfect" will forever be imprinted with me. Everywhere you look, love is causing chaos. From the bachelor Prime Minister of the United Kingdom who on his first day at 10 Downing Street, falls in love with the girl who brings him his tea, to a hopeless sandwich delivery guy who doesn't think he has a chance with the girls in the U.K., so he heads for Wisconsin. From aging rock stars, to a stony headmistress, to a monolingual Portuguese housemaid love arrives in many forms, shapes and sizes. Here, ten separate but intertwining stories of love all lead up to a big climax on Christmas Eve, proving that love is the driving force in all of these people's lives.

• Richard C

  
  This is the very definition of a cliche, predictable romantic comedy. I'm really suprised by all the good reviews by people and by critics. This movie sucks. I called everything that happened which is normal for these kind of movies. I hate romantic comedies and this is no… More
  This is the very definition of a cliche, predictable romantic comedy. I'm really suprised by all the good reviews by people and by critics. This movie sucks. I called everything that happened which is normal for these kind of movies. I hate romantic comedies and this is no exeception. I actually was starting to enjoy the movie about half way through but then the last 20 minutes just ruined it. If you want a good romantic comedy, watch 500 Days of Summer. Grade: C-

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