February 23, 2004
Love Actually
I always maintain that the "gold standard" romantic comedy is "When harry Met Sally" and that all others must be compared to this.
Love actually stays within the genre, but creates a new class of its own. With its multiple subplots, and mixture of humour and pathos it is a departure from the usual "boy gets girl/girl gets boy via amusing story".
It also avoids many other hollywood cliches - somtimes the girl doesn't get the boy. Or the boy chooses the less pretty girl. A standout is Colin the "British sex god" who gets, amazingly, every boys wet dream in real life. Clever and well put together, it gives WHMS a run for its money.
Posted by Chris at February 23, 2004 12:08 PM