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That cringey card scene could have somehow been even cringier.
IsLove Actuallyactually a good movie?
Depends on who you ask.
Its this kind of division that makesLove Actuallyone of the most talked-aboutChristmas moviesof all time.
But theres a lot more to this movie than multiple crustaceans at the nativity pageant.
Richard Curtis was inspired to writeLove Actuallyby some not-so-romantic events.
Terrorism isnt typically the go-to inspiration for a feel-good movie, but it was forLove, Actually.
They were all messages of love, Hugh Grants David says in voiceover.)
The arrivals gate montage was real footage of loved ones reuniting.
When filming a scene forMr.
I suddenly saw all this extraordinary emotion, Curtis says inFrom Hollywood With Love.
There were four (!!)
more storylines that were cut from the final edit.
But it turns outfour morestorieswere in Curtis original script, two of which were actually filmed but ultimately scrapped.
One of them was shot on-location in Kenya, featuring two women trading stories about love.
Hugh Grantreallydidnt want to do that dance number to the Pointer Sisters.
Hugh Grantis rom-com royalty, but his role inLove Actuallyis more parliamentary.
As the Prime Minister of England, Grant oozes his usual charm as thegood-looking neoliberal.
While its already beenwidely reported how much Grant hates that scene,Meslows book offers more to the story.
You know what its like.
The idea of having to do it stone-cold sober, in front of a film set, was awful.
Cheeky revenge, perhaps?
Turns out this wasnt the only way Curtis envisioned Marks grandiose declaration of love.
Rowan Atkinsons character was supposed to have an otherworldly arc.
Curtis is loyal to the actors he loves, so its no surprise that Rowan Atkinson (akatheMr.
That Both Sides Now scene was all Emma Thompson.
While Curtis is a veteran screenwriter, he showed his greener side to filmmaking when directing this scene.
However, like the pro she is, Thompson nailed all 12 takes.
I just wrote that she goes upstairs, puts on the record, and lets the emotion show.
Everything in that scene is just Emma, Curtis says.
Richard Curtis really believes that love is all around.
But if you do feel it and experience it, then you should write about it.
