I thought Emma Thompson crying to Joni Mitchell was amazing acting.
It was. I liked all of the stories except for Colin the idiot who went to America. I'm fully convinced that Richard Curtis was once cruelly dumped by an American girl because he tends to portray them pretty badly, with the exception of Laura Linney's character, who was just unbelievably tragic.
Colin? But he's GOT A BIG KNOB!!
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Colin is so universally awkward that he's barely discernable from American boys who do the same thing. My brother once went to Amsterdam to get high and laid. Not neccessarily in that order.
Colin's story is annoying and definitely my least favorite of the movie, but I find the movie overall just so charming. It makes me happy. And once in a while, that is absolutely sufficient criteria for my liking a movie.
The storyline with Chiwetel Ejiofor is the one that sent my eyes crossing and hard.
"I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas"
Love the song, AND have the shirt!
(I know I mention it a lot, but I really am having a hard time dealing. It's...not what I expected. Sorry for the whole "death likes carrots" thing.)
No need to be sorry, love. I wish that I could do something to make you feel better. Um . . . boobies?
It is annoying, but it fits within the spectrum of stories that Curtis was trying to tell. I'm just sad that the story of the school principal was cut for length.
I like U2's
Baby, Please Come Home
as Christmas music, and some of Trans-Siberian Orchestra's really bombastic stuff. I will claim my love of the '80s power ballad to my grave.
(I know I mention it a lot, but I really am having a hard time dealing. It's...not what I expected. Sorry for the whole "death likes carrots" thing.)
Aw, honey...I'm so there with you. Just yesterday, I 'saw' my beloved Kim driving down the road. I asked her a question and she answered with her characteristic energy. The fact that she died in September '09 doesn't seem to have diminished my need for her in my life.
Peace to your heart, balanced meds and every warm wish coming your way.