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Nancy Meyers' romantic comedy Holiday stars Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet as two women who exchange houses in order to get a new lease on life. After each suffers her fair share of romantic disappoint... read more read more...ments, Englishwoman Iris (Winslet) and L.A. woman Amanda (Diaz) meet on-line at a website devoted to helping people exchange houses for vacations. Each agrees to spend the Christmas holiday at the other's home. While each suffers from a minor case of culture shock, both women also end up becoming involved with a man. Iris makes the acquaintance of an upbeat everyman played by Jack Black, while Amanda spends time with a handsome Brit played by Jude Law. Both women must decide what to do with these new relationships as their pre-arranged house switch is scheduled to last less than two weeks. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

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PG-13, 2 hr. 15 min.

Directed by: Nancy Meyers

Release Date: December 2, 2006

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DVD Release Date: March 13, 2007

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  • fb100000212943704
    April 12, 2012
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    Despite initial reservations about any romantic comedy, especially one comprising Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz, I was pleasantly and gladly surprised by this light humoured, touching film, directed and written by Nancy Meyer.

    Telling the story of two women who swap houses, one ... read morein Britain, one in the US, to escape love and men, they eventually find themselves falling in love with those closet to the woman's house they are living in.

    The plot itself is simple. So simple, that any average filmgoer will work out the ending before they have finished reading the blurb on the back of the DVD case. But despite this, "The Holiday" combines a touching, and although the phrase is perhaps the most over-used and cheesy, "heart-warming" event.

    The script is nothing clever, and the camera work is average. The acting is as expected and the humour silly and a times embarrassing for the viewer. Despite all this, throughout the film, you feel yourself slowing growing more attached to the characters, even though, in my personal case, I didn't want to.

    Jack Black is perhaps the funniest of the four. His good acting skills are often forgotten amongst his other starring roles as pandas, but his chemistry with Kate Winslet is excellent, and although he plays himself, as always he plays it very well.

    It would be silly to say that there is anything special about "The Holiday" but, unlike the majority of rom-coms, it does have a special quality. A quality which sets it above the rest, as the audience connect with all of the characters in a unique and individual way, whilst enjoying the kind, gentle, but nice and touching story which "The Holiday" delivers.
  • thmtsang
    December 25, 2011
    thmtsang
    Two women are fed up with the men in their lives. They decide to swap homes and lives for the Christmas holidays. Cameron moves to London and Kate moves to Los Angeles. When they least expect it they meet their perfect match on the other side of the world. Good rom com. I love Ca... read moremeron and Kate as I think they are great actresses. I don't really like Jude or Jack as actors but their characters are okay in this movie.
  • spielberg00
    September 13, 2011
    spielberg00
    Jack Black surprised me at how terrible he could make his humor. THE HOLIDAY was not one of the romcoms that I like.
  • TheDudeLebowski65
    September 7, 2011
    TheDudeLebowski65
    Wow, simply wow. This film was bad. Getting my wisdom teeth extracted was enjoyable than this (and I had five yanked out). The Holiday is a total mess of a film. There are three talented actors here; Jude Law, Eli Wallach and Kate Winslet, and the rest are crap. Not even Eli Wall... read moreach could save this film. This film was a horrid mess of a film, and the story was terrible, I hated this film, and it's the type of film that you wished could be unmade, kind of like Juno, which was terrible beyond belief. The Holiday is a pointless excuse of a film, and it doesn't work. The film fails to entertain, and provide you with anything interesting. The film is filled with clichés that we've seen a hundred times before. Did I mention that the rest of the cast aside from the three I mentioned, are terrible. The Holiday is one of the worst films that I've seen, and there's nothing going on for. The film doesn't work whatsoever and it just ends up being boring. Really boring in fact. I don't know how I was able to finish this dreadful film, as I could've walked away, but I didn't because I told myself that it would get interesting. It didn't an awful film that you want to forget, The Holiday is simply put a waste of time, I've never hated a film this until Juno and Passchendaele. I thought this was a film that missed the mark and it definitely is a film to avoid. A terrible cast and not even the good actors could save this train wreck. Avoid this film, the script, story and acting was terrible. There's nothing good to be had in this film.
  • murphmann93
    June 24, 2011
    murphmann93
    A great feel good Christmas film!
  • Deano78
    April 3, 2011
    Deano78
    A great romantic comedy. One of the best I've seen right up there with Love Actually. It has a great cast and just has a quality feel about the whole film. A very entertaining feel good film. So if you normally avoid rom-coms you may have missed out on this little gem.
  • DreamExtractor
    March 16, 2011
    DreamExtractor
    This has a potential plot and great actors, but I just felt bored out of my mind.
  • 3niR
    March 10, 2011
    3niR
    Loved this. Good story and the acting. All the characters did very well (except Jack Miles - man I hate this guy's pathetic acting).
  • movieguru12
    February 13, 2011
    movieguru12
    Funny, Sweet and Romantic. The characters roles are wonderful!!! :) I love this movie :) I love it so much! :)
  • fernandorafael
    December 24, 2010
    fernandorafael
    I'm a sucker for a Nancy Meyers film. There's truly not another current filmmaker that can make a romantic comedy as well as she can. Her movies are light and strikingly beautiful from top to bottom. Plus, she knows how to assemble a great cast. That's exactly what she did with T... read morehe Holiday, where Cameron Diaz is her usual bubbly self, Jack Black is (at last) tolerable and brits Jude Law and Kate Winslet are stellar, especially the latter.

    Despite the fact that she has less screen-time than Diaz or Law, this is Kate Winslet's movie. Meryl Streep for the Internet generation, Winslet is an exciting, gorgeous and supremely talented leading lady. As per usual with Meyers, the choice of music and the visuals are excellent. The Holiday has "cute" written all over it but, in this case, it's actually a good thing.

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Critic Reviews

Dana Stevens
December 8, 2006
Dana Stevens, Slate

The characters pace and putter around in the story like animals building their nests, and by the time they finally settle down with their mates, we have a grudging affection for them. Full Review

Joe Morgenstern
December 8, 2006
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal

...The story goes on at untoward length. Full Review

Richard Roeper
December 8, 2006
Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times

...The surprises would be surprises only if this is, like, your fourth movie ever. Full Review

Scott Foundas
December 8, 2006
Scott Foundas, Village Voice

Like her near namesake, Meyers has quite a way with B-O-L-O-G-N-A. Full Review

Peter Howell
December 8, 2006
Peter Howell, Toronto Star

...It's the women who come out the worst in Meyers's sexist worldview, where men are hopeless and women are helpless. Full Review

Ruthe Stein
December 8, 2006
Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle

The Holiday suffers from a dreary predictability. Full Review

Carrie Rickey
December 8, 2006
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer

It is a fizzy champagne cocktail that provides a pleasant buzz, many smiles, and Jude Law with the role of his career.

Roger Moore
December 8, 2006
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

Any holiday movie with a dollop of sweetness and a touch of wistful deserves a little slack at this time of year. This one is pleasant enough, but The Holiday won't be one you'll remember after the eg... Full Review

Lisa Rose
December 8, 2006
Lisa Rose, Newark Star-Ledger

The movie, which runs two hours-plus, has its highs and lulls, but the charismatic cast offsets flawed storytelling. Full Review

Lou Lumenick
December 8, 2006
Lou Lumenick, New York Post

Complaining about the gooey and generic The Holiday is as useless as railing against fruitcake -- this is a slick, throwaway chick flick designed to provide nothing more than mindless diversion betwee...

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