Love Actually (2003)

LOVE ACTUALLY  (2003)  ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢
    D: Richard Curtis
    Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson, Liam Neeson,
    Bill Nighy, Alan Rickman, Laura Linney,
    Colin Firth, Martine McCutcheon, Keira Knightley,
    Martin Freeman, Joanna Page, Billy Bob Thornton
An all-star ensemble comedy about love and its infinite manifestations in the weeks leading up to Christmas. This is what the flacks like to call a "guaranteed crowd-pleaser," and it pretty much covers the range from laugh-out-loud funny to sitcom cute. To suggest that a cast like this deserves something more substantial is beside the point. They do, but so what? Chances are you'll have at least as much fun with it as they did, and it's Christmas, after all, so go ahead and enjoy this one. You can always forgive yourself in the morning.