Bombastic audience-hooting moments aside, Curtis has written his most accomplished film, finding the energy to direct the hell out of it as well. And it's even gloriously R-rated to boot.
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10/30/09
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Love Actually (2003)
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Reviews Counted:180
Fresh:114
Rotten:66
Average Rating:6.4/10
Consensus: A sugary tale overstuffed with too many stories. Still, the cast charms.
Theatrical Release:Nov 7, 2003 Wide
Box Office: $59,365,105
Synopsis: General opinion’s starting to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed – but I don’t see that – seems to me that love is everywhere. Igniting laughter, wreaking havoc, breaking... [More]
Starring: Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Colin Firth, Keira Knightley
Director: Richard Curtis
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04/29/09
Loads of fun as long as your expectations aren’t overly raised by the hype, the cast and the taglines.
10/18/08
Transfixed by the taboos of the...British class system, Curtis seems to think that nothing could be more erotic than the subordinate who fetches tea or dusts the crockery.
05/17/08
For the cuddlers out there who like things a little too light and fluffy.
01/15/08
No review available.
12/27/07
Disconcertingly lubricious.
11/27/07
This is cloying, deceitful, and more or less irresistible.
11/27/07
Top CriticWithout ever sounding a false note, this endearing ensemble holiday flick manages to be nuttier than Notting Hill, more satisfying than Bridget Jones' Diary, and even more intricate than Four Weddings and a Funeral.
04/22/07
It’s a perfectly respectable debut for Curtis.
12/30/06
Plenty of entertainment in this well acted ensemble comedy that Robert Altman could easily have put his name on.
08/08/06
This is an embarrassment, an overdrawn rom-com gone very wrong.
02/09/06
The film lives up to its hype.
12/06/05
Curtis has created a joyful, entertaining date movie that’ll leave you with a smile on your face and an almost irresistible urge to hug somebody.
05/14/05
This is definitely a case of a writer-turned-director that is too in love with his own script to make hard choices about what to keep and what to cut.
03/05/05
Funny? Maybe. Not to me.
10/07/04
Curtis has lost none of his touch, though the ending is somewhat muddled and 135 minutes is very long, even for a good romantic comedy.
08/07/04
A highly engineered puffball.
08/07/04
Top CriticA charming little film that, unfortunately, gets carried away with itself and never quite makes the grade.
07/20/04
It's tart and amusing but carries a slightly cloying aftertaste.
06/23/04
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