Enough of Curtis' lovably crazed characters do succeed in finding love in all the unlikely places that you leave the theater with your heart humming happily. He has his dark -- well, darkish -- side under control. Which is to say that he is an Englishman, well practiced in masking pain and absurdity and descents into sheer goofiness with mannerly behavior, sly irony and stiff upper lips.

A roundly entertaining romantic comedy, Love Actually is still nearly as cloying as it is funny#133;its cheeky wit, impossibly attractive cast and sure-handed professionalism are beguiling.

Todd McCarthy

Variety

Reminds you of an elaborate Christmas card that tumbles apart with pop-up figures, silly/charming greetings and perhaps even a jingle. It probably cost more than the gift it heralds, and you can't help but laugh at the audacity of such an aggressively cheerful card.

Kirk Honeycutt

The Hollywood Reporter