Watch The Holiday instead. Please. Anything but this garbage movie.

This movie is horrible. It has some bright spots, Alan Rickman/ Emma Thompson, Colin Firth, etc. but it so cringe otherwise.

It’s also encouraging stalking, and fat shaming.

Please watch this summary of why most of the “relationships” are “actually”pretty bad.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kR6H4eGHZJM

Love this movie. Wanted to watch it with my kids until I remembered the porn scenes. Agree that they were unnecessary.

I just watched it again too! Soooo much fat jokes and shaming in the movie, I had forgotten that.

It’s so boring and slow.

The Emma Thompson/Alan Rickman story is heartbreaking. I always assumed he actually cheated (Cheated, Actually LOL), but maybe he was just a foolish older man who thought the flirty younger woman was actually interested (Interested, Actually) in him.

I’ve never liked it. Too many cringy parts.

I still love this movie. I just don’t care about it being problematic. It’s cute and funny.

Anonymous wrote:I do love this movie, but some parts have not aged well.

Agree that Natalie is not heavy! So much fat shaming in this film.

The porn story is so unnecessary.

I have a soft spot for Keira Knightley, I was studying abroad in the UK when she first became famous and adored her in movies from this time period.

That Hugh Grant dancing scene is hilarious.

I remember seeing this in the theater when it first came out, and definitely watch it every December.

Oh, and forgot to mention - I first saw it with a guy I was dating at the time who was from the UK, he cried at the ending. It makes me feel a bit nostalgic. We didn't end up working out and lost touch.

I do love this movie, but some parts have not aged well.

Agree that Natalie is not heavy! So much fat shaming in this film.

The porn story is so unnecessary.

I have a soft spot for Keira Knightley, I was studying abroad in the UK when she first became famous and adored her in movies from this time period.

That Hugh Grant dancing scene is hilarious.

I remember seeing this in the theater when it first came out, and definitely watch it every December.

We rewatched it last night because I needed holiday-themed background noise while I worked on a tedious project. My DH and I got into a big argument about whether or not the husband cheated. For 20 years DH has believed that there was no cheating and it wasn’t even an emotional affair?! And I have believed that there was for-sure, definite physical cheating but even if there wasn’t, it was as emotionally cheat-y as it gets.

My world was pretty rocked by finding out that my DH doesn’t think emotional cheating is a thing. His actual quote: “I think he was just a sad old man who was trying to get her to notice him by buying her a necklace. He didn’t do anything wrong by trying.” Mark my words, I am going to bring up Love Actually in divorce court.

Once I got over my own personal drama, I really enjoyed the door-to-door hunt for Natalie.

And I completely disagree with the anti-Colin Firth poster. That storyline alone could be a movie!

I only liked the Emma Thompson/Alan Rickman story. Most of the stories were pretty cringey.

Just rewatched it too. My thoughts:
- Yes she stays with her cheating husband - did he actually cheat? Why? Why? Very sad.
- Sarah was an idiot....
- Colin is the comic gem
- I still think Nathalie is NOT FAT though I'm never sold on any great love here
- Why is the porn stand in story in there? It would be a great family movie without him fondling her breasts while humping her from behind. Seriously!
- The little kid again steals the show
- and the aging rock star.
- Could have done without the Colin Firth storyline too.

Your taste in movies absolutely sucks.

I just finished my annual rewatch of Love Actually. I don’t care if you do not care for it, I love it. It is heart warming, funny and charming!

Some questions and thoughts:

- Karen stays with her cheating husband, right?
- As someone whose husband cheated on her, Karen’s storyline hits very hard.
- Harry sleeps with Mia in exchange for the necklace?
- Why why why couldn’t poor Sarah not answer her brothers call to make love with her longtime crush?
- Colin and the American girls never gets old!