Cry of the Week: 'Love Actually' Red Nose Day teaser reminds us love is all around
Welcome to our weekly series "Cry of the Week," in which we highlight whatever moment made us ugly cry on our couches the most in the past seven days.
All we want for Christmas is to see the Love Actually reunion.
Fortunately, if you're in the U.K., that Christmas gift -- the Love Actually Red Nose Day short -- is coming March 24. But for those of us stateside, we won't get to see the special until May 25.
Red Nose Day, a charitable event in the U.S. and U.K. that raises money for global nonprofits like Oxfam and Save the Children, knew a trailer was all it takes to bring us to tears.
Here's a breakdown of our feels while watching the one-minute trailer, which debuted online Wednesday.
iPod, Actually
Fourteen years ago, Mark (Andrew Lincoln) showed up at Juliet (Keira Knightley)'s doorstep with a boombox to play Christmas carols and profess his love to her using giant cue cards. (The debate on whether that is creepy or not continues to this day.)
Now, he's turned up with ... an iPod? We are officially old if the iPod is being used as a symbol of the passing of time.
Suddenly, that music starts to play...
How are we already crying?
Then Aurelia (Lúcia Moniz) asks us to 'tune in'
How'd she know that's all we want to do? (BTW we have some theories as to what happened to our beloved Love Actually friends.)
There was, of course, a joke about aging
Is that you, Prime Minister?
Look at that PM David...what's his last name again? (Hugh Grant) making a jab at his Bridget Jones and Love Actually pal Colin Firth. Awww.
The return of the No. 1 dad
As if we needed any more reasons to love Liam Neeson, who plays Daniel, here he is basically making a dad joke.
Spotted: A 'stache
Sam's (Thomas Brodie-Sangster) aged -- he's got longer hair, a 'stache and a little bit of 'tude.
Whatever, we've grown up too, OK?
Some things never change, though
Billy Mack (Bill Nighy) is still making us laugh.
Hopefully he'll give us a new song to get stuck in our heads with the Red Nose Day short.
So thanks, Red Nose Day, for reminding us: Love, actually, is still all around.
Saba was a Los Angeles-based reporter who covers all things digital entertainment, including YouTube, streaming services and digital influencers. Prior to that, she spent two years at the Los Angeles Times covering entertainment for the Calendar and Company Town sections. Saba grew up in Santa Monica and graduated from Boston University with a B.S. in journalism and B.A. in political science. When not reporting, she is usually binge watching shows online or looking for new coffee shops to frequent.
