“Love Actually” has made quite a name for itself over the years, and it’s not hard to see why that’s so.
Helmed by Richard Curtis (“Four Weddings and a Funeral,” “Notting Hill,” and “Bridget Jones's Diary”), the quintessential British rom-com spotlights the nature of love — whether that’s romance, friendships or familial relationships — through nine separate stories beginning five weeks before Christmas and interconnected in various ways. Some revel in the joys of falling in love while others suffer from its consequences, namely heartbreak, grief and guilt. Regardless of each character's fate, the film ends on a hopeful note that love is truly all around us.
