Love and Other Disasters
- Director: Alek Keshishian
- Writer: Alek Keshishian
- Producer: Luc Besson; Steve Clark-Hall
CGiii Comment
Fashion, art, writers - sweet, squeaky clean and sterile.
Palatable and flimsy.
A British attempt at the American rom-com - and, in this respect, it certainly does stand up on its own and towers over its many contemporaries.
Sweetly entertaining.
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The(ir) Blurb...
Emily Jackson lives a fast-paced life. Always on the go, able to talk around the clock, with a sensitive soul she loves playing matchmaker for her friends. It's Emily's gay roommate and frequent companion Peter, who becomes again the subject matchmaking skills when handsome new photographer assistant Paolo arrives at the Vogue offices, where Emily works. She makes it her mission to bring the two men together. Unfortunately for her, she is so busy arranging a love connection between Peter and Paolo that she remains completely blind to the one suitor who longs to provide her with the loving companionship that she so cheerfully arranges for others. And so it does make sense that Peter, a screenwriter in the making, starts telling the story from his own point of view.
Cast & Characters
Brittany Murphy as Emily 'Jacks' Jackson;
Matthew Rhys as Peter Simon;
Catherine Tate as Talullah Riggs-Wentworth;
Santiago Cabrera as Paolo Sarmiento;
Elliot Cowan as James Wildstone;
Stephanie Beacham as Felicity Riggs-Wentworth;
Jamie Sives as Finlay McMillian;
Will Keen as David Williams;
Michael Lerner as Marvin Bernstein;
Dawn French as Therapist;
Richard Wilson as Registrar;
Adam Rayner as Tom / Fantasy David Williams;
Angus Deayton as Celebrity