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    Mary McNamara: 'Love Actually' is like fruitcake: love it or hate it (and I choose love), it's here to stay

    by Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times Dec 01, 2022 4 minutes
    The prime minister and Natalie are caught off-guard at a Christmas pageant in Richard Curtis’ beloved, polarizing“ Love Actually.”.

    It's that most wonderful time of the year again, when, a full month early, Michael Buble breathes holiday tunes down the neck of every supermarket shopper, the local Christmas tree lot springs from the mulch of the local pumpkin patch and people start getting very heated about "Love Actually."

    For some, Richard Curtis' sweet 2003 rom-com collage is as sacrosanct a piece of Christmas canon as "It's a Wonderful Life," "A Christmas Story" or "Elf." Memes and TikTok renditions of the film's iconic moments abound. In 2017, a 17-minute sequel helped raise millions for "Red Nose Day"; a year later, "Love Actually Live" began its annual holiday run.

    On Tuesday, Diane Sawyer l called "The Laughter & Secrets of 'Love Actually' 20 Years Later," in which and Bill Nighy's casting as the aging rocker, Billy Mack, was a happy accident.

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