Love Actually

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Romance, comedy. Rated R (for sexuality, nudity and language). Universal Films. Running time: 129 minutes. </div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="592" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="588"><div> <B>It makes the world go around         </B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> As much as we liked this picture, there is something that we feel should be mentioned before we get into what the film is about. The trailers are misleading, you think that this film is along the lines of director Richard Curtis's prior projects of "Notting Hill" and "Bridget Jones's Diary"; relatively harmless, risqué humor. Although we like many films with aggressive sexuality, we were uncomfortable at times because this picture includes two major subplots that appear to be from totally different movies. In one a young boy discovers the heartache of first love, and the other involves a naked couple making a pornographic movie. Parents, as the R rating indicates this is not a movie for the kids. </div> <bR> <div> In "Love Actually" you can look at love from all sides. Young Sam (Thomas Sangster) and his stepfather Daniel (Liam Neeson) deal with the recent death of Sam's mother. Sam's also in a funk because he's in love with a girl at school who pays no attention to him and he's desperate to make an impression on her. The adults in the film seem to follow suit. </div> <bR> <div> Hugh Grant as the dashing, eligible, Prime Minister has eyes for one of his staff, while more than one of his staffers has eyes for him. Laura Linney is the polar opposite of her character in "Mystic River," as she loves a co-worker but has a family conflict that keeps getting in the way. Colin Firth falls in love with a housekeeper who does not speak English. An aging rock singer (Bill Nighy, in a scene stealing performance), has an unexpected Christmas hit and comes to appreciate his manager, imagine that. Emma Thompson and Alan Rickman, as a long time married couple, form two sides of a triangle that hinges on an extravagant Christmas gift. Thompson's wrenching discovery leads to a scene between the two characters that is filled with emotion, love, honesty and friendship.  </div> <bR> <div> The cheery, and sometimes teary, time that leads up to the Christmas holidays, wonderful photography in London, a fantastic sound track, and the belly laughs in this film make it a must see for anyone that likes their romantic comedies a little over the edge. </div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="591" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="587"><div> George O. 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