LOVE ACTUALLY (2003) Reaction | First Time Watching

[@Flix2Us]

Apologies for the video quality, folks. Been fighting copyright on this one since the second week of December, and this is all KZbin would let me get away with.

[@Andy-ju8bb]

You’ve managed to keep in more than some. One recent reaction was virtually unwatchable.

[@canadianscratcher7834]

The scene @39:24 is personal for Emma Thompson. Her husband at the time, Kenneth Branagh, cheated on her with Helena Bonham Carter. Her emotion is real and not scripted. Alan Rickman said it wouldn't work without it.

[@Dylan_Platt]

Thanks for trying so hard to get this one to us! Fantastic reaction, would've hated to have missed it.

[@MissTeeFy]

The conclusion of Laura Linneys character is just another kind of love. She chose to care for her brother first.

[@MZAH1986]

She should and that is what FAMILY is for, on the other hand, Karl Acted in a very stupid way, i think she should rethink he feelings for him, because if he acted like that in the beginning, he will leave her for the least argument or disagreement. All what want from Sarah is sex and when it get interrupted, he acted like a stupid teenager. Really glad that they show A Character with this manners because not every man is worthy man to have a family.

[@BouillaBased]

This film literally explores every facet of a relationship, from childhood crush, to "till death do us part," bromances, unrequited love, awkwardly missed connections, one-night-stands, and infidelity. And honestly, I'll never understand why the Lincoln-Knightly part is the one that people put out there most.

[@shirleydurr411]

The Lincoln-Knightly story is my least favorite. It doesn't connect well with the others.

[@BouillaBased]

@@shirleydurr411 Same here. If I had to choose one, it would be the "language barrier" story line. But each of the others have their own moments, like breaking down when she received a Joni Mitchell CD, then having to compose herself. That gets me every time.

[@LawNerd24]

It's the cue cards, it's iconic and oft imitated.

[@TristanaPalmer]

I repeat myself by saying I love your reactions and dynamic! Thanks a lot for this reaction of one of my favorite movies 😊Happy New Year to both of you!!!

[@Jen-Mom]

😊❤

[@kristilouque8412]

This is my absolute favorite Christmas movie. Or anytime movie. I watch it probably three times a year. It’s gold.😍❤️

[@Jen-Mom]

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[@jlerrickson]

It's nice to see that people can still watch this film and enjoy it for what it is. It has its problems, but that's no reason to completely bash it and overlook how ultimately sweet it is. Humans are messy, and this is the film to reflect that.

[@IsabelleRSG]

Still a all-time favourite to rewatch in December every year! Glad you enjoyed it too. And what a beautiful and touching performance of Emma Thompson as the wife who knows her husband has his eyes on someone else... It always gets me when she excuses herself and goes in the next room and tries not to cry after she opened her present and it's not the necklace.

[@Jen-Mom]

😢

[@Debbie76]

I like that you understood the Claudia Schiffer cameo, it usually goes over most people's heads 🙂 Also, that you understood the dynamic between Andrew Lincoln and Keira Knightley at the end - most people just jump in and say that it's creepy or assume that the kiss meant that she liked him back, but it was just a chance for them both (well, mainly him) to clear the air and for him to say "yes, I have feelings for you but moving forward I'm going to be able to put them aside and hope that we can start afresh as friends" 🙂

[@nascreates3392]

It reminds me of Chandler, Joey, and Kathy on Friends. Very different stakes and outcome but also a best-friend triangle.

[@Jen-Mom]

Yes! 😊

[@nascreates3392]

Love that you immediately realized the one couple are body doubles. Took me years to catch on. The fact that Keira Knightly and Sam were only 3 or 4 years apart in age when this was filmed. I think he was 13, and she was 17, but I might be off a little with the ages.

[@katashworth41]

I lost count of how many times I’ve seen this, watch it every Christmas Eve (followed by The Muppet Christmas Carol). It’s also fun spotting all the British TV and radio people, my favourite line in the whole thing is “Ant or Dec” cos my mum could not tell them apart, even though they stand the same way round every time and have done for the whole of their presenting career.

[@brickm]

This is one of my all time favorite movies! Thank you for working hard on the editing so that you could post it. It was so fun watching with you! There's so much to love about this movie. Great reaction as always 😊💜

[@Jen-Mom]

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[@Tinker_LV426]

I took a sip of coffee when that Skeletor clip hit. Right up my nose. 🤣🤣💀

[@KaterChris]

"She looks like a Bond villain" Funny you should say that, Heike Makatsch was actually Daniel Craig's partner at that time...although he wasn't 007 yet 😀

[@taniaPBear]

Better late than never 😄 I love this film so much, and yes, there are a few things that we can now recognise as out of line, but the basis of it is still a warm, fuzzy, good time with some sad reality sprinkled in. Thank you for reacting to it and persevering the issues to get it up, there's no one I'd rather watch, react to one of my faves, than you two and this made me so happy. ✌❤

[@Flix2Us]

Thank you so much!

[@Jen-Mom]

😊❤

[@caseymoe816]

Love the beginning and especially the ending airport scenes the best. Love actually is all around. So good!

[@cmo6055]

Natascha Richardson passed away in 2009. It was about 6 years after this movie was made/came out. Such a tragedy for Liam and all family and friends.

[@Jen-Mom]

😢

[@susanliltz3875]

😂Merry Christmas after!! Good to see you guys again!!!

[@susanliltz3875]

WOW!!! It Still Amazes Me How You Know “Everyone “!!!

[@Flix2Us]

I should really put "know a lot of actors" on my resume by this point!

[@susanliltz3875]

@ You’re amazing!!!!

[@Ispycr33ps]

Never watched this one before, thanks to you both I've had a good laugh. Thank you😁🩷

[@Jen-Mom]

😊

[@iKvetch558]

LOL...such a fun Christmas movie...I have watched quite a few times. One quick thing, in case nobody else mentions it, as you guessed Martin Freeman and Joanna Page were not playing p**n stars, they were actually playing stand ins for blocking purposes...they pretend to do things to set up the camera positions and framing and lighting setups for the scenes before the actual performers come in to be filmed. LOL

[@Jen-Mom]

Ah! 😊

[@SarahH-ns6ly]

Love this movie. So many great actors and the intertwined storylines are so good. To see Alan Rickman in another kind of role, check out Sense and Sensibility (also with Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant and pre-Titanic Kate Winslet). Four Weddings and a Funeral (again starring Hugh Grant) is another great romcom by Richard Curtis.

[@caseymoe816]

Emma Thompson won a screenplay Oscar for her brilliant adaptation of “Sense & Sensibility.” Such brilliant witty prose that one.

[@Dylan_Platt]

Great reaction as usual. Not a perfect movie by any means, but overall just so much heart, and so much fun. Something I never would've guessed before I read it: the actor who plays Laura Linney's crush Karl, Rodrigo Santoro, also memorably appeared as Xerxes in 300!

[@a.bertasso1298]

I said thank you a couple months ago. But meant to add another thank you to my other Love Actually silly ramblings from today. Thank you for your fun and sweet reactions. When I’m stressed and things have been overwhelming, and I need a break from anything news related, checking out a reaction while I settle in after work is calming.. Your reactions and a father and son from the UK called Generation Media Reaction are both very thoughtful and smart. But also very comforting. So thank you 😊

[@Jen-Mom]

😊❤

[@YoureMrLebowski]

I was asked to check out this video, so here I am.

[@Flix2Us]

Thanks! 😁

[@LawNerd24]

MrL, I love your work. I dream about starting a similar channel. Cheers.

[@tightropewalkergirl6485]

Fun fact - the kid in the Spider-Man face paint was the son of director Richard Curtis Also there’s a coffee shop I like to sit in right at the arrivals gate at Gatwick - usually the night before my flight - I love watching people come through and see their loved ones

[@Flix2Us]

Cool!

[@NorthernShrew]

Lovely reaction! Please do Emma and a star-studded cast (including 3 BIGGIES from Love Actually) in Sense and Sensibility. Emma won an Oscar for best screenplay.

[@a.bertasso1298]

This was actually a few years before Natasha Richardson passed away. And Liam Neeson became a widower in real life

[@jillwanlin9558]

So glad to see you guys reacting to this movie. Definitely up there in my top 5. I ❤ anything that Alan Rickman is in. Don’t know if you’ve ever watched Snow Cake with Alan Rickman and Sigourney Weaver, but it’s well worth a watch. Not one to watch on your channel, but given that you both appreciate a great story and excellent acting I know you’ll love it. Tbh I’m not a big SW fan, but she’s brilliant in it. Also, filmed right here in Manitoba. 🍁🇨🇦 take care

[@jlerrickson]

Snow Cake is a wonderful film: I'm glad someone else has actually seen it and is promoting it.

[@Tinker_LV426]

Yearly ritual. I quote from this movie way too much.

[@Shazzadut1]

Not sure if you noticed in the film, but there was a blooper with Hugh Grants tie when he arrives at Downing St. He is wearing two different ties. Apparently they were filming and broke for lunch and Hugh changed out of his costume. When he went to get dressed to resume filming, they gave him the wrong tie to put on. No one noticed. The two ‘actors’, Martin Freeman, are stand ins for lighting checks etc.

[@Shazzadut1]

Emma Thompson said she drew on her sadness at her marriage breakup to Kenneth Branagh in the crying scene. Colin Firth had almost the same experience with language when he met his ex wife Livia who was Italian. He wanted to ask her father for her hand but he didn’t speak English so Colin learnt some Italian.

[@Tiisiphone]

Love has many faces...I love this movie so much! ❤

[@Jen-Mom]

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[@egonrhoodie2745]

Hello guys blessings and happy thoughts!😇🙏🌈🎉💥🆒🤳🤗🎡⛲

[@Jen-Mom]

😊❤

[@Amanda-hc3rf]

Yippee🎉🎉🎉🎉 Happy xmas everyone!❤❤

[@KaterChris]

May I suggest two other of my favourite rom-coms: Hitch (2005) and Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

[@YoureMrLebowski]

1:02 Jen, I had the same reaction. "Wha??" 🙂

[@rogu3rooster]

Keira Knightley has never not looked beautiful! I had such a crush on her back then!

[@sp72929]

To explain the bad "fat" jokes - the actress playing Natalie was at the time ridiculed by the press about gaining weight. The writers went out of their way to repeat these jokes to show how ridiculous is was and on top made her the love interest of the Prime Minister... and the President to make clear how gorgeous she was. BTW the scene when Emma Thompson confronts her husband was not in the original script but Alan Rickman insisted there has to be a confrontation and the husband has to face the consequences otherwise this storyline will not work properly. I always think it is kind of ironical that Alan plays the cheating husband while in real life he spend his whole life with the girl he fell in love as a teenager. I you want to see Alan Rickman in a romantic lead role - I would definitely recommend Sense and Sensibility from 1995 (again with Emma Thompson and Hugh Grant and a very young Kate Winslet in her first big role) - it is considered one of the best Jane Austin adaptations. Another tip for am again completely different Alan Rickman is Snow Cake. Alan suggested Sigourney Weaver for the other main role of the movie (a part that I would never ever imagined her in) and he brought her aboard... and she was fantastic! They both were - as they carry practically the whole movie. It is such a beautiful, gentle movie and so terribly overlooked but I think it would be right up your alley.

[@Jen-Mom]

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[@susanliltz3875]

There’s a great movie: “THE HOLIDAY “ starring Kate Winslet , Cameron Dias , Judd Law , Jack Black and Eli Wallach ! Great movie, romance !! Don’t have to wait for Christmas to watch it!!

[@Flix2Us]

Mom watches that one every year!

[@susanliltz3875]

@ Aww!! It’s a good one!!! Tell mom I like it too!!!

[@Jen-Mom]

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[@susanliltz3875]

Gilbert O Sullivan, Alone Again Naturally. … Good one mom!! I’d been thinking the same thing!!

[@Jen-Mom]

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[@susanliltz3875]

@ Depressing song though…

[@paulineandrushuk8923]

Catch this great flick every year...twice if I can, quite the cast eh !

[@Jen-Mom]

Yes! 😊

[@juliestasha2919]

Please watch the deleted scenes, theyre the best ive ever seen 😊

[@dianebrown8046]

1st ❤reactions..Can't wait for this BUT Have to comment even before reaction....ALAN RICKMAN!!!RIP 😢...Met in 1979..Mom worked at department store called Boscov's with BFF Dorothy Eichhorn for years, and Dad was in Rotary club with her husband...their daughter Lisa Eichorn..got a Rotary scholarship, went to Oxford in UK for theater..had a mentor there got her into RADA ( Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts)...1979...Lisa had Big Part in movie called Yanks as Richard Gere's love interest..Our Local theater had Big ( small town) opening...afterwards few close friends and family at Lisa's parents...we'd all heard about Lisa's mentor..never seen..I literally ran into him at the bar in her parents den...guy turns around and spilled drink on me and said Jesus Christ you're short (I'm 4ft11) in Posh British accent & then apologized for calling me short...was Lisa's mentor Alan Rickman !! Totally unknown then & kind of glad, I got to talk to him awhile..when he apologized for calling me short, ( I'm 4ft11)told him my High school nicknames were Hobbit and Penguin and was more than OK with it..talked with him awhile, a bit about Tolkien and more about Monty Python ( started when told him Penguin nickname came from Pythons)...ANYWAY Alan was Sweet and funny...&&& This movie...Bill Nighy...Lisa was in movie with him called About Time ( Fantastic movie check it out) she plays Kate Beckinsales mom 😊 ANYWAY..Hope you don't mind Old Lady's Overshare ❤❤the reactions 😊❤

[@Jen-Mom]

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[@LawNerd24]

I still proudly drive my 2008 PT Cruiser.

[@Jen-Mom]

Ah! 😊

[@Andy-ju8bb]

It’s not addressed, and that’s probably because it would detract from the film, but I don’t think Daniel can keep custody of Sam this easily. Stepparents in the UK in this situation don’t usually have guardianship unless they have adopted the child or are named as guardian in a will. Though since the mum knew she was terminal this was probably sorted out.

[@a.bertasso1298]

Liam Neeson could if Sam’s biological father had passed away and or he’d legally adopted him. Or there was a consensual unofficial or legal arrangement between the biological father and the stepfather father

[@Andy-ju8bb]

@ Unofficial agreement would not allow Sam to stay with Daniel. In the UK, stepparents have zero guardianship rights without a formal court order in place. Sam would be placed with grandparents or an aunt/uncle in that case.

[@a.bertasso1298]

@@Andy-ju8bb That’s basically what I was trying to say. That something would have been worked out beforehand

[@Yourstrulyava]

One of my favorite movies! Boy oh boy... did I loathe Alan Rickmans Character and the side chick lol I'm still not over him cheating on the powerhouse that is Emma Thompson😫😅

[@krissiep1317]

The whole buildup of the Christmas gift and seeing it’s just a Joni Mitchell CD. Hoo😩

[@susanliltz3875]

Should check out Billy Bob in the first season of the Tv series “Fargo”, he’s amazing!!

[@thegen_xer]

Want another crazy role for Alan Rickman, you need to watch Galaxy Quest. He's amazing in this comedy.

[@Jen-Mom]

One of our favourites! 😊

[@a.bertasso1298]

I think Wisconsin represents average America…..and I mean that in a good way. Remember Colin said he could walk into any American bar and find beautiful girls. And this choice also reflects Colin’s perception, and often a general view from some countries, that American girls are beautiful and fun but not always terribly intelligent and will fall for accents. I lived in the international dorm in college. And that’s where I learned about this perception. It was more amusing than anything. And the movie just exaggerates it a bit and has a little fun with it. Just like with any perception or misperception…..once we can talk to people and get to know them, we get to see beyond the surface. Yikes…. I didn’t mean to go on and get all corny😊 🌽😊

[@Jen-Mom]

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[@BouillaBased]

It should be noted that the jokes about Natalie's weight throughout the film aren't mean spirited. They're in-jokes from Martine McCutcheon's time on EastEnders.

[@couch.patati-patata]

You saw the Manager in Full Monty.

[@KaterChris]

You're confusing Gregor Fisher (the Manager) with Mark Addy who starred in "The Full Monty"!

[@couch.patati-patata]

@KaterChris that's not him?

[@KaterChris]

@ Nope!

[@susanliltz3875]

Wisconsin =lots of Cheese 🧀 Kidding guys ( no not from Wisconsin)

[@RANJITKUMAR-yt8yk]

Sardar udham 2021

[@couch.patati-patata]

Po pourri, patchouli, cinnamon stick.

[@SPT1]

If at least one of you didn't see it, you should do Notting Hill. Same writer, Hugh Grant, Julia Roberts, in my view slightly better than this one.

[@carlchiles1047]

The unspoken love spelled out on large cards….what did he play in ? Do you know?Small town sheriff in the Walking Dead….Rick…the main character…the aging rock star?…The paternal..VAMPIRE with Kate Beckinsale..in UNDERWORLD…so many truly great actors in this highly acclaimed movie…and this ten year period of time were Hugh Grant’s…just broken up with Elizabeth Hurley…and here , he was at his quirky best..

[@a.bertasso1298]

This was actually a few years before Natasha Richardson passed away. And Liam Neeson became a widower in real life

[@carlchiles1047]

The unspoken love spelled out on large cards….what did he play in ? Do you know?Small town sheriff in the Walking Dead….Rick…the main character…the aging rock star?…The paternal..VAMPIRE with Kate Beckinsale..in UNDERWORLD…so many truly great actors in this highly acclaimed movie…and this ten year period of time were Hugh Grant’s…just broken up with Elizabeth Hurley…and here , he was at his quirky best..LIAM NEESON , before TAKEN…and everyone’s somehow connected…