I'm similar as you, as in to be avoided... Rom-Com, Musical or anything featuring Miss Piggy. (Jenifer Aniston) but Love actually is an enjoyable film and worth a look if you've never seen it
Thank you everyone. Clues to what I have found absorbing are: Howard's End: Room with a View: Passage to India: The Remains of the Day: Emma Thompson is an amazing actress.
the scene where emma thomson discovers her husband had designs on one of the staff and had given her the gold necklace instead of his wife, sorry if that' a bit garbled...
Like you Stargazer, I avoid 'romcoms' and I also avoid 'feelgood' films - I don't want to have someone try and make me 'feel good' - the exact opposite effect is more likely to result.