Richard Curtis wrote and directed the romantic comedy Love Actually, released in 2003. The movie examines love in all of its manifestations and tells a series of distinct stories that eventually converge over the Christmas season. Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Laura Linney, Liam Neeson, Keira Knightley, Bill Nighy, and Rowan Atkinson are among the ensemble cast members of the movie. Although the film’s reviews from critics were generally unfavorable, it was a huge hit with audiences, earning $246 million globally, and has since become a Christmas tradition.
What Actually Is It About?
David, the freshly elected British Prime Minister, delivers a monologue in which he muses on the essence of love while taking in the arrivals at Heathrow Airport. David’s sister Karen becomes angry when her husband Harry appears to be having an affair with his secretary Mia, while David himself battles with his love for his junior staff member Natalie behind the infamous black door in Downing Street. However, Karen’s buddy Daniel is still grieving the loss of his wife while attempting to explain to his stepson Sam how he feels for Joanna, a classmate.
Writer Jamie learns that his fiancée is cheating on him and travels to France in order to heal as the corny sounds of fading rock singer Billy Mack attempting to score the coveted Christmas number one single reverberate from the radio. When Juliet and Peter get married, Mark, their best man, is in love with her, but Juliet is ignorant of this. While John and Judy, two body extras who work endless s*x scenes, steadily fall in love, Sarah discover that her developing relationship with coworker Karl is interfering with her relationship with her mentally ill brother Michael. It seems that there is love everywhere.