Continuity mistake: After Sarah has called at Harry's office, Harry prepares to open his office door to see her out. The camera cuts back to Sarah for a moment, then back to the camera angle on Harry as she walks to the door. In that short space of time, the sliding cupboard doors have changed their configuration, and the blinds in the upper left of the frame have partially closed. (00:18:45)
Love Actually (2003)
Ending / spoiler
In (very) brief summary:-Karl can't handle Sarah's relationship with her mentally challenged brother Michael and leaves her; she is last seen wrapping a scarf around Michael and giving him a hug.-Karen discovers that Harry bought a gold necklace for his secretary and confronts him about it after their children's play at school; a month later, we see that they are still together, but there is visible tension between the two.-Billy Mack's single "Christmas Is All Around" (inexplicably) reaches No. 1 on the charts Christmas Eve and he gets invited to a party Elton John is throwing, but he leaves it early to spend time with his manager, Joe, who he has discovered is his real best friend. Later on that night, as promised, he performs live (and nude) on national television.-On Christmas Eve, Mark visits Juliet and Peter at home and, by way of pieces of posterboard, confesses his love to Juliet, realizing that there will never be anything between them. Doing so allows him to get it out of his system once and for all, and he leaves, but not before Juliet gives him a kiss.-Body doubles John and Judy go out together; afterwards, Judy tells John she loves him. One month later, the couple are engaged.-Colin goes to Milwaukee, WI and winds up in a bar with four beautiful sisters. One month later, he returns to England with two sisters in tow-one for him and one for his friend Tony.-Jamie learns Portugese, flies back to France and proposes (in broken Portugese) to Aurelia in front of her father, sister, and most of her town.She accepts in broken English.-Sam performs onstage and is a smash; however, Joanna leaves for the airport before he can confess his love. After Daniel runs into a woman named Carol, he takes Sam to the airport, where he dodges airport security to tell Joanna he loves her. Before she leaves, she gives Sam a kiss. One month later, Joanna and Sam reunite at the airport, while Daniel and Carol appear to have started a relationship together.-And finally, after searching most of the neighborhood, the Prime Minister finds Natalie and they share their love for each other, kissing backstage at the nativity play. One month later, the Prime Minister arrives at the airport and Natalie jumps into his arms. The two go off together.
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More mistakes in Love Actually
Karen: Tell me, what would you do in my position?
Harry: What position is that?
Karen: Imagine your husband bought a gold necklace and come Christmas gave it to somebody else...
Harry: Oh, Karen...
Karen: Would you wait around to find out if it's just a necklace, or if it's sex and a necklace, or if worst of all it's a necklace and love? Would you stay, knowing life would always be a little bit worse? Or would you cut and run?
Harry: Oh, God. I am so in the wrong. The classic fool.
Karen: Yes, but you've also made a fool out of me, and you've made the life I lead foolish too.
Trivia: Billy Bob Thornton agreed to appear in the movie without having seen the script. On the day of shooting he told director Richard Curtis that he was scared of Benjamin Disraeli's facial hair, and as such wouldn't be able to do the scene in Ten Downing Street because there was a picture of him on the wall. Curtis told him to keep his back to the picture throughout the scene, which he does, although you'll notice he looks quite nervous.
Question: Whatever happens to Karl and Sarah? Are they the only ones who don't get together at the end?
Answer: Karl and Sarah never get together, he just has that scene where he says Merry Christmas, and leaves.
Answer: Sarah's brother's therapist tells her the constant contact is preventing his progress and she needs to give him more space. She and Karl then get together.
That never happens in any way, shape, or form in the film.
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Answer: In the follow-up short released last year it's revealed that, while she never got together with Karl, she ended up having a very happy life with a great husband (played by Patrick Dempsey) and children.