With Love - Fernando Lamas

Advantages: Inspirational, funny and fantastically eye-opening
Disadvantages: Not a single thing

...Author: The Dalai Lama Publisher: Abacus Original Published Date: 2002 Pages: 560 (Split into 2 books of 314 pages and 264 pages) Genre: Autobiography/Mental Health guide >>>Summary<<< The Path to Freedom is two books rolled into one. The first book, Freedom in Exile, is the autobiography of the current Dalai Lama. Through this, we learn of how the Dalai Lama was selected as a small child as the reincarnation of his predecessor, how he was prepared for the responsibilities he had inherited and how, after being exiled to India in his teens he led his people through the impossibly difficult times under the control of communist China. The second book, Ancient Wisdom, Modern World is a spiritual guide that promotes well-being through kindness, compassion and our individual responsibilities to help reduce human suffering in... Read review

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Advantages: great story and great acting
Disadvantages: none

...The opening scenes of love actually reflect on one of the most surprising places, Heathrow airport. I find this surprising as when you think about love it's not the first place you would think of. When someone says to me think of a place associated with love, I would automatically say a church or something like that, obviously because that's where a lot of people get married. However, ten minutes into the film my thoughts are soon portrayed as a couple are seen at the top of the aisle saying their 'I do's', the lucky couple then go on to have the rest of their family surprise them with music and stuff. Other issues are reflected which all revolve love, for an example a funeral is shown as well as a few affairs a long the way. Love Actually is definitely a feel-good film, which is classed as a romantic-comedy, which I very much agree... Read review

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Advantages: Feel Good Film , Christmassy , Romantic
Disadvantages: Hugh Grant Plays Usual Character!

...Christmas is fast approaching , and so beings as I havn't written a new review for around two weeks , I thought I would write a review on something Chrismassy and this is where the film Love Actually comes into it. Love Actually is a British film which comes under the romantic comedy genre. It was released in the United Kingdom in 2003 and was directed by Richard Curtis. The film stars many 'big names' including Hugh Grant , Keira Knightley and Alan Rickman as well as a few other well known actors and actresses. Running time of the movie is 135 minutes ( two hours and fifteen minutes) The film as the title suggest is based on love. The storyline revolves around a number of couples or potential couples rather than just one couple. I won't say anymore because I think that this would give the plot away and therefore spoil it... Read review

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