‘Hang on, isn’t the doorstep character trying to sleep with his best mate’s wife?’ Twitter mocks Boris Johnson’s choice of Love Actually scene to recreate
- Tory advert was branded ‘Cringe, Actually’ and ‘literally the best thing ever’
- Mimicked rom-com in which Andrew Lincoln tells Keira Knightly he loves her
- In Love Actually, he uses cards so as not to alert her husband, his best friend
Boris Johnson‘s choice of playing a Love Actually character who wanted to sleep with his best friend’s wife raised eyebrows on Twitter after the Tory campaign ad debuted last night.
Online jokers wasted no time in pointing out the PM’s own colourful romantic history as a flood of copycat memes hit the internet.
The advert was among the top trending topics in the UK – and responses were split as to whether it was ‘cringe-making’ or ‘literally the best thing ever’.
Inevitably, lots of people found it easy to superimpose their own messages on the white placards Mr Johnson was holding in the video
Opinions on the election broadcast differed, actually
Tweets pointed out that another character in Love Actually was the Prime Minister, if the real-life PM needed an alternative role
The Conservatives’ their final pre-polling day election broadcast recreated a memorable scene from the 2003 rom-com featuring Andrew Lincoln and Keira Knightly.
In it, Lincoln uses a slideshow of placards to tell Knightly he loves her, so not to alert her partner – and his best friend – who is inside.
Viewers were otherwise mixed in their responses to the Conservative party election broadcast, with some hailing the good-humoured stunt while others deplored it as toe-curling cringe.
Predictably, Twitter users leaped upon the name of the film and referenced it in their remarks, which ranged from ‘cringe, actually’ to ‘now that is really good, actually!’
Thumbs up? Boris Johnson rated his own performance but opinions online were evenly divided
Viewers were mixed in their responses to the Conservative party election broadcast, with some hailing the good-humoured stunt while others deplored it as toe-curling cringe
The Prime Minister himself tweeted the video with the caption ‘Brexit, actually’, which quickly racked up thousands of likes and half a million views.
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan, the Labour candidate for Tooting, accused the PM of copying her after she too emulated the 2003 Christmas rom-com.
She edited a screenshot of Mr Johnson’s placards so they instead read: ‘I have no original ideas so copied Rosena’s video.’
Many people praised the Tory leader for injecting a little fun into an otherwise divisive election campaign.
One person wrote conjured up a meme of the PM holding a billboard reading: ‘No Brexit plan just going to keep saying nonsense until we all die’
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan, the Labour candidate for Tooting, accused the PM of copying her after she too emulated the 2003 Christmas rom-com
One person wrote: ‘Laughter is the best medicine. Like the PM or not, that’s the best political ad ever.’ Another said: ‘Finally a political broadcast that’s quite amusing.’
But some tore into Mr Johnson for taking a sledgehammer to their favourite festive film which they said they would struggle to watch again after watching the PM star in one of the most famous scenes.
A tweeter wrote: ‘A great Christmas film ruined, as if selling off the NHS isn’t bad enough.’
Inevitably, lots of people found it easy to superimpose their own messages on the white placards Mr Johnson was holding in the video.
One person wrote conjured up a meme of the PM holding a billboard reading: ‘No Brexit plan just going to keep saying nonsense until we all die.’
Another simply stated: ‘Hugh Grant wore it better.’