The ‘Love Actually’ Reunion Is Finally Online And It’s Actually Really Great
Loved it, actually.
Folks, after months of hints and teaser trailers, the quasi-sequel to maybe the most divisive film of all time, Love Actually, is finally available online.
The 16 minute reunion was produced for Red Nose Day, features most of the original cast, and is currently free to watch on YouTube. And believe it or not, with some of the grossest parts of the original film at least kind of acknowledged, it’s actually pretty hilarious.
First up, we have the Man Who Needs To Be In Jail, back again to creep out Keira Knightley. Watch as he “jokes” about stalking Keira and ruining her marriage with his best friend Chiwetel Ejiofor, i.e. the only one of the two he actually knows.
“haha will I go to jail for this shit or, staggeringly, once again be rewarded?”
“Why is this happening again? Haven’t I, Keira Knightley, been a good and kind person?!”
In the undisputed highlight of the video, Bill Nighy shits all over the children who do not buy his album, specifically because they are “short” and “selfish”, before mourning his BFF, the Manager. Do not ever change, Bill Nighy.
“I, the shitty music man, am somehow the best human being in this film.”
Other bits include Mr Bean gift-wrapping forever, Colin Firth being an unequal life partner to Sienna Guillory, Liam Neeson reconnecting with his badly-moustached son, and Prime Minister Hugh Grant dancing around to ‘Hotline Bling,’ which is definitely something I guess.
Sadly, we do not get to see Grant jeopardise foreign relations over some more jealous bullshit, but he does sweetly remind journos that, while 2017 is overwhelmingly terrible, for the most part people are still inherently good.
“I am still a Bad Prime Minister though.”
And look: I actually do get the love for Love Actually. It’s like Friends, dog memes, or the really bad superhero films: sometimes the brain just needs fluff. At any rate, as someone who sincerely loves X-Men Origins: Wolverine, I forfeited my right to judge movie opinions long ago.
It just so happens that I want this one movie in particular to die a very terrible death, and never come back.
Still doesn’t excuse all the stalking, dude!!
Check out the entire reunion special below.