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Love Actually (Widescreen Edition)
Actors: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Colin Firth, Gregor Fisher, Martin Freeman (II), and Jill Freud
Rated: R (Restricted)
Retail Price (not our price): $12.98
Release Date: 2004-04-27
Theatrical Release Date: 2003-11-14
Studio: Universal Studios
Run Time: 135 minutes
Format: Array
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Discs: 1


Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):

1) Amazon.com
With no fewer than eight couples vying for our attention, Love Actually is like the Boston Marathon of romantic comedies, and everybody wins. Having mastered the genre as the writer of Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill, and Bridget Jones's Diary, it appears that first-time director Richard Curtis is just like his screenplays: He just wants to be loved, and he'll go to absurdly appealing lengths to win our affection. With Love Actually, Curtis orchestrates a minor miracle of romantic choreography, guiding a brilliant cast of stars and newcomers as they careen toward love and holiday cheer in London, among them the Prime Minister (Hugh Grant) who's smitten with his caterer; a widower (Liam Neeson) whose young son nurses the ultimate schoolboy crush; a writer (Colin Firth) who falls for his Portuguese housekeeper; a devoted wife and mother (Emma Thompson) coping with her potentially unfaithful husband (Alan Rickman); and a lovelorn American (Laura Linney) who's desperately attracted to a colleague. There's more--too much more--as Curtis wraps his Christmas gift with enough happy endings to sweeten a dozen other movies. That he pulls it off so entertainingly is undeniably impressive; that he does it so shamelessly suggests that his writing fares better with other, less ingratiating directors. --Jeff Shannon

2) Description
"Get ready for fun!" (Leah Rozen, People) with the "feel good movie of the year!" (Clay Smith, Access Hollywood) Love Actually is the ultimate romantic comedy from the makers of Bridget Jones's Diary and Notting Hill. Funny, irresistible and heartwarming, an all-star cast (Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Colin Firth and Emma Thompson, to name a few!) will take you on a breathtaking tour of love's delightful twists and turns. Fall under the spell of Love Actually and share the laughs and charm again and again.

Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5

1) CUTE   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
Best british film ever. If you haven't seen it. Like Goethe says, I shall paraphase his philosophy and say;"If you have no watched a movie like this and not felt the emotions of this film. You have not experienced life yet."

2) Great Stories   [Rating: 4 out of 5]
Just to come out of the violence and high efect movies. It's nice to watch a movie that shows little stories of common people, and to follow their path as they try to overcome odd situations with a dash of smart comedy. And remembering that love it's all around.

3) Too much distraction   [Rating: 1 out of 5]
I had heard so much that was good about this movie, that we went ahead and purchased it to watch together on Valentine's day. What a shocker! First, there are just too many storylines to keep up with, and then there is the sex... if your idea of a romantic comedy includes sex and sexual innuendo, then this is for you. I found the scenes with the porn stars to be offensive and unnecessary. The references to sex, and even with a young boy being sexually obsessed with a girl, was just too much for me. And then there is the language. Again, if you can get around the F-bomb being dropped every five minutes, then you'll love this movie. I understand that maybe the British have different standards for use of language then some of us, but this made it just horrible to listen to, much less watch. I would say we made it about less than an hour into the movie before we turned it off. I think this could have been done in a way that was much more tasteful.

4) Christmas Classic   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
Love Actualy proudly joins the likes of It's a Wonderful Life, A Charlie Brown Christmas and Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer as a Christmas classic. It's with great pleasure, to include Love Actually on my list of Christmas classics.

5) Love Actually   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
This might be my favorite movie. Usually I don't like movies with an ensemble cast because there is too much to take in and I get confused. But this movie is not like that. It is beautiful, happy, sad, and as realistic as you can make a story about actual love without being depressing. Each time I watch it I have a different favorite story line. I also own the soundtrack. And it's not just a chic-flick. They guys can relate too.