Love Actually

     Have you ever thought about what you were like 5 years ago? 10 years? or twenty? When you think about your actions and decisions, doesn't it feel like you are looking into the mind of a crazy person? Well, that applies here, but a significantly smaller scale. It's 2 years, and it involves this movie, Love Actually.
     When my parents first put in the movie, I was inclined not to like it, simply because they insisted that I would. (The same kind of thing as if your parents said that you'd enjoy liver. Except no one likes liver, so the metaphor breaks down.) 2 years past that, and I bang my head against a wall for being a moron.
     This is a good movie, but there are a few problems...
     But, since this is a comedy as well as a story of romance, I can't summarize the movie without spoilers. So, I will jump directly into the repairs.


     First, Laura Linney. Remove her entirely. Her scenes are painful, and lead to a downer conclusion. That is mostly thanks to the plot, making her character insufferable, and making one care more for her poor love interest than her.


... And that's it, good night everyone!



... Alright, there is also Alan Rickman's storyline about an affair with his secretary. It isn't all that interesting until his wife is brought into the picture, as she is far more interesting. It does come to a better conclusion than Laura Linney's, and gives birth to one of the best scenes in comedy history (Rowan Atkinson is awesome), but the story-line really serves as a sort of downer. It is a plot-thread that isn't necessary compared to what the other story-lines bring, and it'd be better if Alan Rickman's character didn't go through with his plan, deciding that he does love his wife (it is obvious that he does, in his own way) and doesn't want to jeopardize that.

     I suppose one last thing for repair would be fleshing out Liam Neeson's character more. Most of it is in the backstory, and his character doesn't evolve much through the story, instead just supplying the connection to Sam, and allowing his character to advance.

     Beyond that, this is a good movie. Even if you don't like romance movies or comedies... watch it for the British accents.


This has been a really short Fixer Sue. Tomorrow, I think another surprise is in order.