Favourite and least favourite Love Actually story
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My favourite story is Kris Marshall's character, very nice and light hearted story. My least favourite story is Colin Firth's character's story, which was incredibly unrealistic
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Least favourite was Laura Linney and her French co worker as it was so frustrating. Just get in on!!:D
My favourite is with the young actor, Thomas Sangster, and the pop song.
For worst, it's the girl who is looking after her mentally ill brother. I couldn't see why she couldn't still have a relationship if her brother was in hospital and she implemented some sensible boundaries in her life. Hence I found the story line frustrating.
A special mention to Bill Nighy because I thought he was fun in it!
You didn't think Hugh Grant as the dancing PM in love with the cockney co-worker was a tad ridiculous too?
Liam Neeson's character seemed like a genuine nice guy but their scheme was ridiculous. And yes, Hugh Grant's storyline was ridiculous
Emma Thompson's character was very stuck up
My least favourite is probably BT man going to America, rather pointless. Shame that was kept in when the Anne Reid/Frances de la Tour lesbian story was cut.
Alot of the film is a mess, I detest Kris Marshalls character in this, just awful and not remotely amusing, and the less said about Hugh Grant as the PM the better.Conversely for all that it's wildly implausible I still like the Colin Firth sub plot, it's sweet without being too sickly.
Eta: I find the Liam Neeson story quite sad now, knowing that he lost his wife in real life some years down the line.
Kris Marshall is great, his story is light relief from the rest. Remember his BT sport advert in summer 2010 with Gareth Bale, Shay Given, Michael Owen and Rio?
Yes Liam Neeson lost his wife about 5 years later
I did like Liam Neeson's character in this. He was very charismatic. And I agree with Muttley76 that his character's story is a lot more emotive after what happened to Liam in real life.
On a different note, I don't agree about Emma Thompson's character being stuck up. I felt her story had a sad ending and I felt sorry for her.
I also agree with Muttley76 that Kris Marshall's character wasn't particularly likeable in it.
The bits I like are any with Martine Mccutcheon in them- thought she looked beautiful in this film.
Colin in the US when Elisha Cuthbert appeared.
And the bit with Rickman and Atkinson in the department store.
Admittedly only from a couple of the characters - but almost every other word Martine used was f this, b that etc.
I have to agree about Laura Linney's character, I just want to shake her and tell her to live her own life! Grab love by the balls
My least favourite was Emma Thomson and Alan Rickman. I love the actor and actress but their storyline was pointless and never went anywhere.
Overall Bill nighy owned this film. Still chuckle at his radio interview and the bit with ant and dec
Ah, part of the Curtis formula, I'm afraid. Perhaps he thinks it compensates for the sickly sweet emoting going on in every other frame.:cool:
Worst - Kris Marshall
What happened to that lad's actual dad? This thread is bumped now we're in the run up to Christmas
I suppose we are meant to assume that his late mother had divorced his real dad some years earlier.
I do like this film. I have seen it every Christmas since it was released. May give it a miss this year as I almost know it word for word!
I would say the Hugh Grant story is probably the best. When it was announced a year before release this is what it was sold on. I remember reading about a new Richard Curtis film coming next Christmas with Hugh Grant and Martine McCutcheon and the plot would be the current prime minister has a relationship with his tea lady. That was it. Nothing about ten storylines.
The Kris Marshall story was a letdown. I suppose I just assumed it would all go wrong and be a total disaster. Instead he got exactly what he wanted and that was it. Perhaps that was good twist. But I think it would have worked better if it had gone wrong or even wrong at first.
I take your point completely. But she was very unsympathetic towards Liam Neeson's character and didn't seem to care about her kids being in the Natvity, though that story did include one of my favourite quotes
"There was more than one lobster present at the birth of baby Jesus?!"
Worst part: Hugh Grant risking a diplomatic incident with the USA because he saw the President letching over the maid he fancied.
Duh!
Favourite probably the Daniel and Sam story or the Harry and Karen one.
Least favourite the Colin one.