Number Two of my Top Five Christmas Films
2. Love Actually
This film is Number 9 in my All-Time Top 10 Films, but it is an easy Number Two in my list of Top Eight Christmas Films Ever.
It’s the Christmas aspect that elevates it so.
The vignettes are tactfully woven together in to a single screenplay that, in itself, is wonderfully edited by Emma Freud, possibly one of the most sympathetic script editors in the UK film industry.
From the moment the film opens with the Billy Mack and Joe story (Bill Nighy and Gregor Fisher), to the epilogue at the airport, one month later, the entire montage is captivating.
Engrossing.
And yes, a tear is always shed during the watching of Love Actually.
You surprise me! With your (man) love for all things Richard Curtis, I’d expected this to come in at number one.
Actually.