
Love Actually
(2003)GENRE Modern Romance
INGREDIENTS A kaleidescope of Londoners in love, from the Prime Minister (Hugh Grant) on down, with star turns from Emma Thompson (pictured, with William Wadham), Alan Rickman, Liam Neeson, Keira Knightley, and others
YOU CAN SLEEP THROUGH The ''funeral scored to an inappropriate pop song'' scene, swiped from The Big Chill
STAY AWAKE FOR Grant dancing in his underwear, a scene swiped from Risky Business
HEALING POWERS You can dream about falling in love with any number of these characters, and in your dream, you'll be half as clueless about romance but just as witty in your repartee.
ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE Any other movie written by Richard Curtis (Four Weddings and a Funeral, The Tall Guy) or written by his equally glib counterpart on this side of the pond, director Nora Ephron (You've Got Mail, Sleepless in Seattle)


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