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1. Marcus Perfjell 02.01.09 / 10pm

   This is easily one of my favourite films! I love the cast, all the one-liners, and the romantic situatons that are all over the place. Rowan Atkinson playes the guy in the jewelery store and he is just amazing! Liam Neeson is good, aswell as Keira Knightley.
   I love how the film have so much comedy in it aswell as humour. All the famous actors make the film wonderful, and this is easily Hugh Grants breakthru.
2. Dohyung Kim 03.20.09 / 9pm

   Love Actually is a movie that I love. I cannot define its genre as a comedy or romance but made a strong impression on me. It has an admirable scenario and soundtrack which makes excellent. In this movie, there are too many nice people and their love stories show such as ideal world. It appeals to people that need love. I think it is a masterpiece because it makes people realize life’s real value and beauty, which people often think of as meaningless things. It shows different kinds of love very well and makes people love.
3. Sarah Gustavsson 06.27.09 / 12am

   Mostly every romantic-comedy is about the same thing and with a happy ending we already can predict. But the difference between a good romantic-comedy and a bad one is what is happening in-between the beginning and the end. Rickard Curtis really succeeds with that. The film shows us many characters and their life stories in one film without make it confusing, or some characters less interesting than others. I have seen other films like this but it can sometimes be hard to keep track of too many characters, but not in this film. The film really highlighting the important part of our lives: love, friends and family around a holiday which sometimes is too much about money and materialistic things, without being to cliché. I would strongly recommend the film because the way from the beginning to end has a something extra, something worth to watch.
4. Lena Shafer 07.04.09 / 11am

   I found “Love Actually” to be a very enjoyable and “feel good” film with realistic portrayals of different types of relationships. As a result, it is unique because it does not follow the plotline of more traditional romantic comedies. I began watching the film without knowing that it follows the stories of multiple main characters – many of which cleverly intersect at various points. I thought that this showed remarkable skill on the parts of the director and screenwriters. I agree with the other reviews in that I did not find it very difficult to keep up with the action as it jumped between characters. I also thought that the film should be commended for its smart writing, as it contains a great deal of light-hearted humor that gives off a “feel good” vibe despite some unfortunate situations. I enjoyed the fact that the film explores different scenarios that come out of relationships, and that it manages to end with an optimistic view on love. The soundtrack was well matched to the different scenes; the musical score in the ending scenes caused me to feel connections to the characters and to reflect on what these stories were trying to say. Even though the ending resulted in most of the characters resolving their problems, I still felt a sense of happiness and was not turned-off by the strong sense of closure. In addition, the fact that some of the characters are shown to still be dealing with their troubles in the end makes the film more realistic and gives it a deeper sense of meaning.
5. Amy Oberholtzer 06.27.10 / 3pm

   Love Actually is one of my favorite films, especially around the holidays. It was funny, for the longest time my friend and I would want to watch this movie around Christmas time, but it was sold out everywhere and we tried renting it but all of the movie stores in town were out of it as well. So eventually I bought it when it wasn’t Christmas time, so whenever we were craving a great movie we would pop this one right in. This movie is incredibly popular, which I found out first hand. I can see why as well, there is a great storyline and I loved how everybody in the different stories met at some point and both of their stories connected in some way. I think that this movie was done incredibly well. This movie definitely exemplifies that it is a very small world that we live in.
6. Sierra Chesluk 08.31.20 / 3pm

   This is one of my all-time favorite movies. Not only is it seen around Christmas time, the best time of the year, but it is all about love. I like how you put it, saying that it isn’t one cheesy storyline, but a combination of love stories at all different points in a person’s life. As the audience, we can see the interactions between the characters in each of the different love stories, and the impact they make on the others. My favorite scene was definitely when Mark shows up at Juliet’s doorstep, and claims his love for her with a little sense of humor. This is simply a great work of art by Richard Curtis.

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