BY LOIS WADSWORTH
The irrepressible Billy
(Bill Nighy) celebrates his
holiday hit single with
typical caustic aplomb.
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BUTTERFLY EFFECT R
12:50, 1:25, 3:40, 4:20, 7:10, 7:40, 10:00,
10:35
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HAMILTON PG13
11:35, 2:05, 4:45, 7:50, 10:25
MYSTIC RIVER R
3:10, 6:55, 10:10
ALONG CAME POLLY PG13
CHASING LIBERTY PG13
12:25
CALENDAR GIRLS PG13
11:25, 2:10, 5:00, 7:45, 10:30
PETER PAN PG
12:55, 3:55
COLD MOUNTAIN R
11:15, 2:45, 6:45, 10:15
CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN PG
11:10, 12:00, 1:40, 2:25, 4:05, 5:05, 7:00,
7:35, 9:50, 10:00
1:10, 3:50, 7:00, 9:40
TORQUE PG13
11:30, 1:45, 4:10, 7:55, 10:10
TEACHER’S PET PG
12:45, 2:55, 5:05
7:20, 10:25
LORD OF THE RINGS PG13
1:00, 1:30, 5:15, 6:15, 9:45, 10:30
BIG FISH PG13
12:30, 3:30, 7:20, 10:20
MONA LISA SMILE PG13
SOMETHINGS GOTTA GIVE*
PG13
12:10, 3:45, 7:15, 10:15
THE LAST SAMURAI* R
11:55, 3:25, 7:05, 10:35
MASTER AND COMMANDER*
PG13
7:05, 10:20
*NO PASSES/NO SUPERSAVERS
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BROTHER BEAR G
SCHOOL OF ROCK PG13
[11:55], 2:20, 4:30, 6:55, 9:15
[11:30] 2:05, 4:40, 7:25, 10:00
CAT IN THE HAT PG
STUCK ON YOU PG13
[12:05], 2:35, 4:45, 7:00, 9:20
[11:30], 2:15, 5:00, 7:50, 10:35
ELF PG
THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS R
[12:00], 2:25, 4:50, 7:20, 9:45
[12:20], 4:15, 7:10, 10:10
LOONEY TUNES: BACK IN
ACTION PG
THE MISSING R
[11:35], 1:55, 4:25
TIMELINE PG13
LOVE ACTUALLY R
[11:20], 2:10, 4:55, 7:35, 10:20
[11:50], 3:05, 6:45, 10:05
RADIO PG
UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN
PG13
[11:25], 2:00, 4:35, 7:15, 9:50
[11:45], 2:30, 5:05, 7:45, 10:25
[11:40], 2:45, 6:50, 9:55
SCARY MOVIE 3 PG13
7:10, 9:30
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Twenty-two characters in search of love.
(2:10) 4:30 6:50 9:10
*MYSTIC RIVER – R
(2:00) 5:10 8:20
LOVE ACTUALLY:
Written and directed by
Richard Curtis. Produced by Duncan Kenworthy. Tim
Bevan, Eric Fellner. Cinematography, Michael Coulter.
Production design, Jim Clay. Editor, Nick Moore.
Costumes, Joanna Johnston. Music, Craig
Armstrong. Music supervisor, Chris Thompson.
Starring Alan Rickman, Bill Nighy, Colin Firth, Emma
Thompson, Hugh Grant, Laura Linney, Liam Neeson,
Martine McCutcheon, Keira Knightley, Rowan
Atkinson, Andrew Lincoln, Billy Bob Thornton,
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Heike Makatsch, Lucia Monez, Martin
Freeman, Joanna Page and Thomas Sangster. Studio
Canal. Working Title. Universal Pictures, 2003.
F
rom the Prime Minister (Hugh
Grant) to a love-struck 11-year old
boy, Sam (Thomas Sangster), the
characters in this romantic ensemble work
have troubles of the heart. Some stories
have a greater poignancy, such as that of
Sam’s stepfather (Liam Neeson), who
misses his late wife and doesn’t want to
meet a new woman. The best, hands down,
involves a former rock star, Billy (Bill
Nighy), who wants to have a Christmas hit
so badly he’s willing to be honest with his
fans and the media. He’s a kick.
Most stories contain elements of sur-
prise, but many plots are retreads. One of
my favorite pieces involves a new bride,
Juliet (Keira Knightley), and the groom’s
best man, Mark (Andrew Lincoln), who is
in love with her. Mark finds a unique way
to tell Juliet of his feelings without com-
promising her or betraying his friend and
her husband, Peter (Chiwetel Ejiofor of
Dirty Pretty Things). But having the bach-
elor P.M. (Grant) fall for a down-to-earth
secretary who works for him, Natalie
(Martine McCutcheon), may be bit too pat
for those who don’t love Grant. His role
here does not compare to the complex heel
he played in Bridget Jones’ Diary or the
womanizing cad who gets his comeup-
pance in About a Boy, but Grant still works
his claim on the foolish but endearing
lover.
The more traditional British marital
triangle is represented by long-married
Harry (Alan Rickman) and Karen (Emma
Thompson) and a younger woman who
wants him, Mia (Heike Makatsch). Karen
shows Harry the way back into the heart of
his family, but Thompson lets us see the
heavy price Karen pays for her kindness.
Another could-be cliché involves Jamie
(Colin Firth), a writer nursing his girl-
friend’s rejection. He falls for a house-
maid, Aurelia (Lucia Monez), who doesn’t
speak his language nor he hers. The actors
have to overcome the limitations of the
characters to come across as real people
that we can care about. Sometimes it
works, sometimes not.
The most offbeat romance is played
out by John (Martin Freeman) and Judy
(Joanna Page) as actors working on a
movie set as body doubles for the absent
stars. In nude, steamy sex scenes, Judy and
John strike up banal conversations com-
pletely at odds with the sexual gyrations of
their bodies. No deeper than a sight gag,
these scenes provide relief from more
hackneyed plot lines.
The film is beautifully designed,
well-paced and shot, with pretty people
and a holiday cheerfulness that lifts it
above some of the heavier films of the sea-
son. Writer, director Richard Curtis has
written such popular, large-cast films as
Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting
Hill and my fave, Bridget Jones’s Diary.
This is Curtis’ directorial debut, and he
uses accomplished actors who fill in the
cracks and give us minor characters as
rounded and complicated as we can
expect.
But the something for everyone inten-
tion of the filmmakers grates for those
who know that film can be more exciting
and involving than following the dictum
“give them what they want.” Love Actually
is a seasonal confection, candy for the
eyes and as warming as a hot buttered rum
on a snowy night. If that’s what you need,
this is the place to get it. Now playing at
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CALENDAR GIRLS – PG-13
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COLD MOUNTAIN – R (2:00) 5:15 8:30
CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN - PG
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