Love, Actually
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Actually, I loved it. I'm either destined to marry a Brit or I lived in England during a previous life. Colin Firth, yum. This is a DVD that I'll add to my collection, right along side Bridget Jones' Diary. There were, however, a few parts of the movie that I didn't enjoy.

The movie is about 10 different people, all intertwined in each other's lives as friends and family, falling in love. One of the couples falls in love as they work together as body doubles for a porn film. While it could happen, I suppose...the simulated sex and nudity were a bit over the top for me. Some may say a tad gratuitous.

There was also a subplot about women actually carrying around a few extra pounds. Martine McCutcheon's character plays opposite Hugh Grant's Prime Minister. This woman, who cannot be more than a size 8, had lost her previous boyfriend because her "thighs were like tree trunks". Emma Thompson's character mentions on more than one occassion how she's feeling "fat". This shouldn't surprise me, I suppose, considering Bridget Jones is also inaccurately labeled as fat in her movie(s). The reason this concerns me is that my bean-pole 13-year-old niece told me the other day that she can't eat butter on her bread because it's fattening. It makes you wonder about the message Richard Curtis (screenwriter of Love, Actually and Bridget Jones' Diary) is sending to kids these days.

Even with those personal issues, I really enjoyed this feel-good chick flick. We definitely need to see more of the actor who played Laura Linney's love interest. That man could eat crackers in my bed anytime. Hugh Grant's nephew plays the boy in this movie, but he was perfect for the role - a good little actor, that young chap.