This is why millions flock to it every Christmas.
However, Richard Curtis’s movie Love Actually stars many young, uninformed critics, who condemn it for being creepy, stereotypical, homophobic, misogynistic and fat-shaming.
The writers are accused of offensive storylines in several of 2003’s film’s stories, especially those featuring Keira Knightley or Martine McCutcheon.
A critic described it as “icky portrayal of multiple mediocre male characters being vile toward female characters and having their behavior rewarded”.

Love Actually was described as “icky” by one critic. It depicts multiple mediocre male characters being vulgar to female characters, and their actions generally being rewarded.
One other person said it was “rife in tired, misogynistic romance tropes”.
Last year The Mail on Sunday told how woke youngsters had called for the hit film Grease to be cancelled – describing it as ‘racist, rapey and slut-shaming’.
It was condemned by millennials as inappropriately being aired again, even though it was shown on BBC One’s Boxing Day.
Following the repeated airing of Love Actually this Christmas on ITV as well as Netflix, children took to the internet to voice their opinion about the creepy plot featuring Miss Knightley’s Juliet.
According to them, Juliet was being stalked, by Mark (played by Andrew Lincoln), despite having been married to Peter (played by Chiwetel Ejiofor).
One person cited Mark’s arrival at Juliet’s door, carrying several signs declaring his love. Another said that the Love Actually door sign was a beautiful one, but it was too creepy. One user said, “There’s a stalker out there who’s romanticized.”
A second person described the storyline in a rapey way, referring to it as ‘putting’. [the then]Keira Knightley (18 years old) in the role of a primary love interests for two adult men.
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A second person described the storyline in a rapey way, referring to the ‘putting’ of the characters. [the then]Keira Knightley (18 years old) in the role of a primary love interests for two adult men
Hugh Grant portrays Natalie, Natalie’s lovable, caring character.
He falls in love and she moves to No 10, but others poke fun at his figure.
One viewer stated, “I’m confused by this.” [the film’s] popularity. Martine McCutcheon’s fat shame.
Another added: ‘Some examples of how they refer to the character played by Martine McCutcheon – ‘plumpy’, ‘the chubby girl’, ‘sizeable a***’, and ‘huge thighs’ – it’s cringy and terrible.’
Another hit out at Mr Curtis, saying: ‘I turned off at the bit where Hugh Grant’s assistant says, ‘I think there is a pretty sizeable a*** there – huge thighs.’
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One viewer stated, “I’m confused by this.” [the film’s] popularity. Martine McCutcheon’s fat-shaming character
“Just the thought that: a) Anyone talks like that; b) Martine Mccutcheon is any where near chubby; c) Curtis thinks this charming dialogue or amusing.
Martin Freeman’s character John is also under fire. He works as a body-double for the sex scenes alongside Gavin And Stacey star Joanna Page.
In one scene he tells his partner, Judy – Ms Page’s character – that he thinks the fictional Prime Minister is either ‘as gay as a picnic or married to his job’ when discussing why he is single.
It was referred to by one Twitter user as “a little everyday homophobia”, while another called it “light homophobic banter”.
Liam Neesom was also criticised for encouraging his son to kiss an older school girl.