Yes, gentle reader; I heard your gasp from beyond my Google doc.How?
The less exciting truth is that I just never got around to it.
The festive season is officially upon us, so what better time to give it a whirl?
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There are zingy one-liners (Where the fuck is my fucking coat?
All seems pretty good to me.
But its also the same film that makes fat jokes and objectifies women at almost every turn.
Lucia Moniz and Colin Firth inLove, Actually.
Watching in 2024, you cant help but want more for the female characters.
Every woman is either a scorned wife, a cheating girlfriend, or a pretty young thing.
Every storyline revolves around what a man wants and needs from a woman.
Martine McCutcheon, Hugh Grant, and Emma Thompson inLove, Actually.
And pretty much all of the female characters serve as mere plot devices.
Aurelia (Lucia Moniz) is probably the most obvious example of the above.
To begin with, Jamie doesnt pay much attention to Aurelia at all.
Naturally, their story ends with Jamie learning Portuguese and proposing in Aurelias fathers restaurant.
Not quite sure how we got there.
Lucia Moniz and Colin Firth inLove, Actually.
Martine McCutcheon, Hugh Grant, and Emma Thompson inLove, Actually.
Perhaps the worst storyline of all, though, is that of Laura Linneys Sarah.
For some reason, this means that she must choose between her brother and Karl…forever?
Easy foryouto say, Hugh.
