Love Actually - yes or no?

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I fancy watching something festive, and I’m wondering about watching LA. I saw it 10+ years ago, and wasn’t keen, but I have had gin and am feeling quite chilled.

So, LA, yes or no? And if no, can I have some cheesy Christmas film recs, please? (I loved Last Christmas and the three Netflix prince films.)

Thanks.

Fuck no. Horrible film. Why is it so popular?

Last Christmas and the Holiday are both better

Yessss I love it! Christmas films we’ve watched recently are The Holiday, Jingle Jangle, Christmas with the Kranks, Jingle all the way and Nativity

Yes yes yes! God I love it. Watch it every Christmas (I appreciate I’m quite sad😂)

Dreadful schmaltzy film.

Love Actually is fab! We watch it every year & it’s so heartwarming. Don’t understand why people diss it!

I hate it. The difference between the portrayal of men and women in it is shocking.

Nativity is excellent! My child watches it on repeat and I don’t mind... it’s quite funny and sweet

Love actually is morally dubious and leaves me uncomfortable. Stalker man after his best friends wife. Posh man beds his cleaner who doesn’t speak any English. Another man cheats on his wife and she forgives him.

It wouldn’t have been made in the post me too world.

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Love Actually is fab! We watch it every year & it’s so heartwarming. Don’t understand why people diss it!

Because it's inherently horribly sexist?

I really do not like that film. I rewatched it last year as I felt it was surely me if everyone else loved it but nope, still hated it. It's like several half baked ideas that wouldn't make a whole film on their own were thrown together with some London scenes and snow. Hey presto, a Christmas film and the Americans will eat it up too! And they made Alan Rickman such a sad sack middle aged cliche and he made Emma Thomson cry! Bah - humbug!

On my own I would watch the holiday, with DH I would watch bad Santa or Bad Moms Christmas, with DCs I Would watch Christmas Chronicles

There’s a Jezebel (I think) that absolutely murder love actually. V funny.

Jezebel article!

It's all about people cheating on/with each other, and the death of a wife and mother, and the young son pursuing a crush while his father struggles with his grief. Festive eh? 😛

Yes

Thanks for all the comments, I think I’ll give LA a miss today.

I liked Nativity (and 2), but hated the Holiday. Admittedly, I was in a bad mood and tired, so I missed a chunk of it, maybe I should give it another go.

Some interesting suggestions, will definitely a give them a look.

Don’t understand why people diss it

Really? Have you paid attention to it?

Horrible. That foul-mouthed girl from EastEnders.

Just no.

Stalkers are recognised as unpleasant nowadays.

No just tripe. Yet I loved Happy Season.

We watch love actually every year, part of Xmas for us.

Keira Knightly was 17 making that film. And that's one of the least objectionable things about it

I always loved it, watched it many times. I don't get all the hate.

I'm watching Die Hard tonight!
It's part of my "set" of Christmas films I have to watch - as is Love, Actually, The Holiday, any form of the Christmas carol films (this year was the muppets c c) family stone, home alone, elf.

Lesser known ones I've enjoyed are Christmas with the Coopers, let it snow (Netflix) princess switch. There are loads of Christmas films in Netflix.

People who don't understand why LA is shit need to read this: www.google.co.uk/amp/s/jezebel.com/i-rewatched-love-actually-and-am-here-to-ruin-it-for-al-1485136388/amp

Re love actually. He is not a stalker. He is in love with her. He tells her so with no expectations of anything coming from it. Then he walks away.

I think it's a brilliant film. I love it, actually.