Things Everyone Ignores In Love Actually

Love Actually still has the power to draw us into its ensemble dramedy, even when Christmas isn't all around us. There's just something about the beloved holiday rom-com that you can feel in your fingers and in your toes.

Following a large group of British folks and their interlocking love stories during the holidays, Love Actually begins and ends at London Heathrow Airport's arrival gate with a message of hope that weaves its way through a story filled with love triangles and bizarre meet-cutes. Recently elected British Prime Minister David (Hugh Grant) has a crush on one of his assistants Natalie (Martine McCutcheon). Peter (Chiwetel Ejiofor) and Juliet (Keira Knightly) have just had an epic wedding, and, unbeknownst to them, Peter's best friend Mark (Andrew Lincoln) is in love with Julie too. Mystery writer Jamie (Colin Firth) finds out that his partner has been having an affair with his brother, while movie stand-ins John (Martin Freeman) and Judy (Joanna Page) meet while filming a sex scene for a movie. Yeah, there's a lot that happens.

But for all its quirky, sometimes heart-wrenching, and often hilarious scenarios, Love Actually is actually far from perfect. Here are things everyone ignores in Love Actually.