Love Actually
Cast: Hugh Grant (The Prime Minister), Martine McCutcheon (Natalie), Liam Neeson (Daniel), Laura Linney (Sarah), Bill Nighy (Billiy Mack), Gregor Fisher (Joe), Rory MacGregor (Engineer), Colin Firth (Jamie), Sienna Guillory (Jamie's Girlfriend), Emma Thompson (Karen), Kris Marshall (Colin Frissell), Heike Makatsch (Mia), Martin Freeman (John), Joanna Page (Just Judy), Chiwetel Ejiofor (Peter), Andrew Lincoln (Mark), Keira Knightley (Juliet), Thomas Brodie-Sangster (Sam), Alan Rickman (Harry), and Rodrigo Santoro (Karl).
So, I’m not a movie reviewer. I don’t get all caught up in
the names of the actors, or really care much about the other films they have
made. You’re lucky if I know a director and when it comes to film styles, I’m
just a mess.
That’s part of the reason I was so surprised that Henry
actually said I should do a review as a guest writer. My guess is that it has
to do with building rankings – and trusting me because I’m his wife, but I am
flattered none-the-less. Of course, in true fashion, its zero hour and here I
am just starting to write this, so I hope I do it service. I actually asked
Henry to push it back but he said absolutely not!
So, here we go. My movie is “Love Actually”, and it’s
actually – haha, that was intentional – one of my very favorite movies. Here’s
the thing: most of us love the Holidays. Most of us love falling in love. We
love watching the unlikely matches and the thrill that people get when they
first begin to realize that they have met – if not the one – then someone that has them excited enough about life to
spend some time for a while.
“Love Actually” is about – well, Love. It’s about the
quirks, joys and heartaches of love. It’s about the new, fresh vibe of love and
the heartache that long love can cause. It’s about how enduring the love two
people feel can be, and how unexpected it sometimes is.
When you watch this movie, you’re going to follow (Henry
will help me here…) a bunch of couples in different stages of their lives. They
are all connected, and either know each other, or one member of the couple
knows members of the other couples. It’s about their personal experiences with
love – and where they are with it in their individual stages of life.
Its fun – and guys, not just a “chick flick,” – because you run
from the “hookup stage,” (It’s worth mentioning here that one character
actually travels to the US to meet women… AND it WORKS!!) to the mid-life
crisis, been married for 20 years stage.
Love is not all roses and joy. Love is hard. It sometimes
makes you hurt so bad that you feel as if you’re dying. Love is also big enough
to make you feel like you’re floating. It is beautiful and ugly all at the same
time, and for many – not finding it causes the biggest heartache.
No matter whether you’re newly in love, have been loving
someone from afar for a long time, or aren’t even looking for love to slap you
in the face, this is a movie for everyone. Oh, and Henry agrees, because when
we watch this one together, his face lights up with joy at the funny parts – and
his eyes tear up with the sad parts – and so do mine.
Be well everyone – and Happy Holidays! May yours
be as blessed with love as Henry’s and mine have been!
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