Mashable: Andrew Lincoln on his ‘Love Actually’ character - ‘He is a stalker.’
Hmmm. He’s not following her outside of normal social interactions. The video is not an attempt at an upskirt, for goodness sake. He’s not stealing things she leaves on tables, or snitching stuff she leaves at her boyfriend’s house. He keeps making her experiences with her boyfriend/husband amazing, only because he wants to see her happy. I don’t think that is ‘stalker’ territory. I think that’s “mooning over a girl you’re briefly obsessed with.” He steps out of propriety with the cards at the end, but it’s his final gesture before he moves on.
This also reinforces, subtly, that men are the majority of stalkers. I was never a ‘looker’. But I had male friends who were constantly pursued by girls. These young ladies would make friends of the sisters so they could rummage around the guys’ stuff in their own house. Does that count as stalking? If it’s earlier than 13 years of age? Older? Does it matter? Creepier than Love Actually, no?
Another needless kneejerk that harms a reasonably-enjoyable movie. It’s a fantasy.
Later: You know, in rethinking, the actor does matter. Imagine the role if it had been Colin Frissell (Kris Marshall) ... personality context matters, too.
