Love Actually (2003)

What is it about temptation that leads us so easily astray? We work hard, we lead a staid life and, all of a sudden, a chance to experience something new presents itself. We ignore our moral compass and begin to sway towards the dark side. Sometimes we realize what we could lose and sometimes we don’t. It’s all about the lure.

Harry (Alan Rickman) is teased in an ever-increasing fashion by Mia (Heike Makatsch), his assistant. She begins the spiral of seduction with first the alluring look, later the exotic move of spreading her legs, then the erotic whisper in his ear that she’s all his should he want it. He’s hooked and about to be reeled in when his wife Karen (Emma Thompson) discovers the expensive Christmas gift she thinks is for her. When she doesn’t get it, Harry has to decide between his wife and two children and the prospect of a passionate office affair.

Director:  Richard Curtis Writer:  Richard Curtis Cast:
Bill Nighy -  Billy Mack Colin Firth -  Jamie Bennett Liam Neeson -  Daniel Emma Thompson -  Karen Alan Rickman -  Harry Kris Marshall -  Colin Frissell Heike Makatsch -  Mia Martin Freeman -  John		Thomas Sangster -  Sam Joanna Page -  Just Judy Chiwetel Ejiofor -  Peter Andrew Lincoln -  Mark Keira Knightley -  Juliet Hugh Grant -  The Prime Minister Martine McCutcheon -  Natalie Laura Linney -  Sarah