'Love Actually' & Emma Thompson & Laura Linney & Martine McCutcheon

Published: Dec. 9, 2019, noon

Love Actually: love, actually, is complicated and Love Actually is complicated too.\n\nA fan favorite but also a critics\u2019 favorite to bash. We face the attacks head on so we can put the cringe behind us and get to the really good stuff. (Starts at 2:06)\n\nIs this even a love story? Carinn argues that romance and love are two different things in the context of a relationship. Kate acknowledges that the movie celebrates love and relationships in all different forms, even if there are some depressing or darker aspects explored. In the end, they agree love is certainly all around.\xa0(At 14:46)\n\nAre there complicated women in Love Actually? Absolutely. Emma Thompson, Laura Linney, a young Keira Knightly, Martine McCutcheon. Enough said.\xa0(At 19:05)\n\nBest and worst storylines. Carinn plays hopeless romantic as she gushes on the Jamie and Aurelia story (and of course she ties it to a Taylor Swift lyric). Kate cringes at the iconic cue card scene where Mark declares his love for Juliette (\u201cto me you\u2019re perfect\u201d) because, hello, it\u2019s his best friend\u2019s wife. Wtf!?\xa0For Kate, the stand-in porn stars may have cutest love story of all. Go figure. (At 35:08)\n\nLove is Everywhere. Especially as we listen to Hugh Grant's voice in the infamous opening clip. (At 49:29)\xa0\n\n\xa0\nStay complicated!\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices