‘Love Actually’ is a master piece of British talent – so wonderfully written, so beautifully made and bursting with talented British actors! This movie will make you smile from ear to ear. If you haven’t seen this film yet then you must, and if you have already seen it then watch it again! It is a real feel-good movie and one that you can enjoy with your partner, your mates, or even on your own.
With an all star cast of Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Keira Knightley, Kris Marshall, Alan Rickman and Emma Thomson just to name a few, this movie is packed with talent, fun and the on screen chemistry between the actors is electric – a recipe for a very entertaining film!
The opening scene gives you a sneaky peak into the style of the film. The scene takes place at Heathrow airport which is full of people being reunited with people they love – there are boyfriends and girlfriends, parents and children, best friends, and siblings. The scene is accompanied by the British Prime Minister (Hugh Grant) delivering a touching speech expressing views on the power and significance of love in our society. To quote him, ‘Love Actually is all around.’
You will laugh, scream, cringe and cry at this impressive and original romantic comedy. The scenes between Natalie, the maid at Number 10 (Martine McCutcheon) and The Prime Minister (Hugh Grant) and pure comedic glory! The chemistry between the pair is electric on screen and their comic timing will leave you in stitches. Watch out for the scene where they first meet and Natalie can’t find the right words to greet a Prime Minister.
One of the highlights of the film has to be when The Prime Minister bursts into a dance routine to the song “Jump” – it is hilarious! It’s like watching your uncle dancing at a wedding reception – you cringe and laugh at the same time!
If you’re not sold on this film so far, then just let me tell you who wrote and directed it… Richard Curtis! Curtis was the one who brought us the fantastic ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’, ‘Notting Hill’ and co-wrote ‘Bridget Jones’s Diary’. This movie is the one to watch to make you smile, give you that warm feeling inside, and make you chuckle… Enjoy!
“The Most Delightful Film of the Year” – Chicago Sun-Times
You can view the trailer and discover more about the movie at the ‘Love Actually’ official website.
'Love Actually' is available to buy and rent on DVD and in Blu-Ray version.
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Please let me know your thoughts and comments!
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Laura-Beth
Hey Laura, now that people have huessed what your writing style is you can name them Marketing, Descriptive and Academic. This then makes it clearer for people who have and havnt commented already :-)
ReplyDeleteLaura-Beth asked me about her writing - an interesting, if technical , question...
ReplyDeletePlease could you take a quick look at my Marketing piece (Version X) and tell me if I need to reference the Chicago Sun-Times at the end of the piece. I have simply witten a quote from the Chicago Sun-Times (which is written on the back of the Love Actually DVD cover). I cannot find the quote on the Chicago Sun-Times website so I am assuming it was just taken from a journalist at the time the film was previewed. Do I need to reference exactly where it is from,the date etc, or as it is a marketing piece, can I just leave it as it is?
I would say for this style of writing that I would not expect referencing - in terms of sourcing. if this were an academic exercise - you use the source from which you got the quote - so this would be the DVD cover.
I too have to look up the fine points of Harvard referencing - but the main point is to try to give the reader a sense of what you looked at and to give them the ability to follow up your sources. Others might think differently - but that is my best guess. However, what Laura-Beth also introduced is an interesting issue for writing in a more academic style, if you are not sure of your source, sometimes it is better to leave it out or write in an explanation of the trustworthiness of your sources.
In future, if you were really trying to dig into your topic in great depth, you might try to get to the original source of some information - scholars actually find that bit of searching out materials fun - or what amounts to fun for a scholar - its the Agatha Christie mystery appeal of who-done-it that leads them on - we all have it in us in terms of critical thinking.
Paula