Episode 2 - Love Actually

This week we’re tearing apart the beloved romantic comedy from
2003 “Love Actually.” This star-studded cast of British regulars
(and Laura Linney) intersect in a tangled web of love (I guess)
in London that would make Robert Altman spin in his grave. Hugh
Grant plays the lovesick Prime Minister of the United Kingdom,
and Billy Bob Thornton plays the president of the United States.
Others include Liam Neeson, Colin Firth, Emma Thompson, Martin
Freeman, Andrew Lincoln, Keira Knightley, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and
the late, great Alan Rickman.


We wonder why people would ever consider this movie romantic,
because all the characters merely confuse instant attraction and
distant infatuation for love. We unpack the uneasiness of Liam
Neeson’s creepy step-son, Laura Linney’s bizarre relationship
with her mentally ill brother, and the famous
holding-cue-cards-at-the-door scene. Keating deals with his
inexplicable untoward thoughts about certain cartoon characters
while we also try to figure out why this movie feels the need to
countdown the weeks until Christmas, and what exactly Billy Bob
Thornton means by saying, “nice pipes.”


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