Love Actually (2003)

When this came out in 2003, it was marketed as “The Ultimate Romantic Comedy.” The story takes place over the Christmas holidays in London and stars a who’s-who of top-flight UK acting talent including the late great Alan Rickman, Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, Liam Neeson, Bill Nighy, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Keira Knightly, and even a few notable Americans including Laura Linney and Billy Bob Thornton. AND it was the directorial debut of Richard Curtis, screenwriter of belove...