If you consider 2003’sLove Actuallya mandatory must - watch come Christmastime , there ’s a good chance you have some somewhat strong opinions about the star - studded British quixotic funniness .
( There are short spoilers beyond this degree , so trample carefully if you ’re still planning to watch for the first fourth dimension . )
Maybe you feel that Alan Rickman ’s case ’s infidelity is decidedly un - Christmasy , or that the way Andrew Lincoln ’s persona expresses his love life for his best friend ’s married woman is much less romantic than everyone else seems to cogitate . Or perhaps you ( wrongly ) believe that Hugh Grant ’s iconic Pointer Sisters trip the light fantastic toe conniption is overindulgent and improbable .
Whatever your opinion , you could at least rest assured that there was nothing you could maybe have done to change anything about this movie — those decisions lie solely with the filmmakers .
Having said that , filmmaker sometimes entertain their own regrets about how things went down , especially with 16 years ’ Charles Frederick Worth of hindsight . And in this case , Love Actuallydirector Richard Curtis has one very specific thing in mind that he would ’ve switch .
“ I think the naked people should be wearing more clothes , ” he toldMetroat the Global Citizen Awards , accord toMarie Claire .
The bare multitude in question are play by Martin Freeman and Joanna Page , whose characters are physical structure doubles block intimate scene for actors in an grownup picture . As FreemanexplainedonThe Graham Norton Showin 2016 , the scene are meant to be innocent and fun , rather than sexy . And he ’s definitely right — but the characters ’ nakedness is still kind of a go - off if you ’re weigh the merits of watchingLove Actuallywith your parents overChristmas .
If you ’re search for ideas , check out 10 offbeat , could - be Christmas movieshere .
[ h / tMarie Claire ]
