Love Actually?! Not Really!

I had downloaded this movie from a friend of mine, thinking it's the movie which I now is called 'A Lot Like Love'!! :) Anyways, I watched it... Very basic plot, lots of couples all over the place, primarily in England, but also in France and America. Hugh Grant is the Prime Minister of Britain, and weirdly has no backbone until someone tries to get fresh with one of his personal aides seemingly unaware of his presence!

Liam Neeson is a step-dad grieving for the loss of his wife, but manages to strike a great rapport with his step-son, helping him to win over the love of his life (even though he's just 11!)

And the other stories are just way too boring.

The thing is, a movie should be an experience, it must take you through a journey... It cannot narrate something that you didn't want to watch, or didn't like watching, and expect you to come out of it smiling. Especially for something as romantic as a holiday love movie. It's precisely because of movies like this, that the entire image of "Christmas without someone to love is horrible" is created. Staying in India, frankly I don't know what the hype is all about. But I'm rambling here... My point is, I saw the movie, I smiled a couple of times, and now I really don't even remember why?! In 15 mins, that movie has ceased to make an impact on me after it's over. The time I've spent watching it, is practically a waste! I think a simple theme needs to be simple but interesting. i saw nothing interesting in the Prime Minister's love with a personal aide, nothing interesting in the 'Old Rock-N-Roll star admitting to his life-long agent about how he really likes him' and so on... The only thing that did catch my eye was this scene where this guy who's always been in love with Keira Knightley comes to her on Christmas eve... The video's linked here Even the scene where the singers start dancing, playing music on their wedding day, and also the scene when she actually sees the video he's taken of their wedding and realises that the friend is actually in love with her... that was the only good part in the whole movie!

I wish they'd done a better job of it. I could use some cheering up now.

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