Rating: Full

 

Cast: Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Colin Firth, Bill Nighy, Laura Linney, Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Keira Knightley, Rowin Atkinson and Martine McCutcheon

 

Director: Richard Curtis

 

Writer: Richard Curtis

 

Producers: Duncan Kenworthy, Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner

 

Rated: R for sexuality, nudity and language

 

Fun Fact: When ABC Family aired the film, the entire plot of John and Judy (the porn stars) is completely cut. But even with that cut, it still runs 3 hours with commercials.

 

Quote: “Hiya kids. Here is an important message from your Uncle Bill. Don’t buy drugs. Become a pop star, and they give you them for free.”- Billy Mack

 

Favorite Part: When Sam rushes through the airport to reach the girl of his dreams before the plane takes off for New York.

 

Favorite Character: Billy Mack

 

Synopsis: In the United Kingdom, there are 10 stories about love that is linked to one another (except for Billy Mack’s story). There is the Prime Minister who falls for his secretary, an aging Rockstar who recorded “Christmas is all around”, a widower with his step son who is looking for love, a young man who is desired to visit America just to get some babes, a writer who falls for the foreign woman, an acting couple who is filming an erotic film, and more.

 

The Review: Families may enjoy watching Christmas movies, but this is one of the few that only parents can watch. A holiday romantic comedy with such coordinates that you gotta be smart or way into the film to piece it all together. More romantic than comedy is what this is. Billy Mack’s version of “Love is all Around” is very well done! Be prepared to be with someone special after watching this film.