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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hate Love Actually. So many men fall for their assistants - bad subtle lesson if teen girls watching. 
Christmas Vacation - agree about scenes making seniors/teens uncomfortable (doesn’t anyone remember Chevy Chase talking to Christie Brinkley?) [/quote]

There have been studies on how people react to Love Actually. People who like it tend to be more positive and creative while those who hate it tend to be…less so.

The takeaway of the guy who cheats on his devoted wife is that he is a pathetic, self-centered fool in the throes of a midlife crisis—but his wife is amazing: perceptive, trusting, and ultimately forgiving (at least on some level since she doesn’t blow up her family and presumably tries to forgive and save what had previously been a good marriage…and that’s the point).

The lady who prioritizes her brother over the hot coworker is representing another kind of love: the responsibility for and commitment to her disabled brother.

The guy who quickly falls for the cleaning lady illustrates another kind of love: following heart break, there is hope where/when you least expect to find it. And it’s even better and more passionate.

The two lonely actors who find their partners at work—brilliant.

And cocky Hugh Grant as the prime minister who falls for the girl who on the surface seems like the lucky one yet she’s clearly his match: confident, bold, fun, etc. and doesn’t take his $hit (“oh, shut your face” as she mounts him at the airport).

You are supposed to suspend disbelief and not over analyze it. It’s just a series of love stories that should leave you equal parts sad/emotional and uplifted/happy. Bonus points for being set in London over Christmas.

Anyway, Love Actually, Scrooged, and The Holiday are great movies this time of year. [/quote]

This is OP. Can you post the studies, please?

I loved Love Actually when it first came out. Seeing it with my teen daughters a couple years ago was a very different experience. [/quote]

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