Reviews of The Holiday

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Posted : 12 months ago on 19 December 2008 11:31 (A review of The Holiday)

Somehow the poster for this movie gives as much away as the movie itself. There's no real character exploration, the emotions of the actors arn't entirely convincing, and the plot it too obvious to poke fun at. Two lonely hearted women swap houses for the Christmas holiday, wherein they fall in love with the nearest man available.

If this film were a piece of clothing it would be an aron jumper. If it were a food it would be breadsticks, I hope this imagery is making it clear that 'The Holiday' is a bland and distinctly average film. It's not even a bad film, there arn't any particularly cringe worthy moment, nor are there any times where you are particularly moved. Jude Law isn't as irritating as he usually is, Jack Black somehow manages to go the whole film without using the words "Rock on", which I suppose it enough of a reason to give this film at least a 4/10.

The holiday is a mothers film, it is a gift to buy for your mother, that they will watch every Christmas. It is one of those films that you would never actively put on, but would probably watch if it was on already. Not all films are pop culture footnotes or bottom of the barrel disgraces, if you're in the mood for something comfortable, easy to watch and in no way confronting, pull out your aron jumper, open up some breadsticks and watch 'The Holiday'.

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THE HOLIDAY

Posted : 1 year, 9 months ago on 3 March 2008 12:51 (A review of The Holiday)

I THINK IT IS A VERY GREAT MOVIE I LOVE IT AND I THINK IT IS FUNNY AND SWEET I EXPECILLY LOVE KATE WINSET AND JACK BLACK AS A COUPLE TOGETHER AND I LOVE CAMERON DIAZ AND JUDE LAW AS A COUPLE TOO I WOULD WATCH IT ALL THE TIME EVERY DAY.

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Sweet

Posted : 2 years, 2 months ago on 21 September 2007 01:09 (A review of The Holiday)

Yep, It was a pretty good movie i have to admit.. Its a romance, and i don't normally enjoy romance movies.. but this was very entertaining! It was also sad.. but overall very moving and sweet.

Jude Law, Cameron Diaz, Jack Black and Kate Winslet - With this all-star cast it has to be good.. and it is! Especially Jude Law made it great.. I recommend everyone goes and see's this! Entertainment for a rainy day :)

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A lot of potential, but ending was bad

Posted : 2 years, 9 months ago on 14 March 2007 02:53 (A review of The Holiday)

Overall, a very so-so 'forgetable' chick flick. There was enough of a decent story and good jokes throughout (thanks in large part to Jack Black). The acting was awesome as usual from Kate Winslet, but as I just mentioned, Jack Black was a surprise in this movie. He didnt play his trademark 'complete goofball' character, yet still managed to act and be genuinly funny. Jude Law, another strong performance as usual, and Cameron Diaz, well, she sucked as usual.

But what made me drop this from what appeared to be a 7 or 8 out of 10 to a 5 out of 10 is the ending. Without giving away the ending or the gist of the plot, let's just say the whole movie makes you wonder how the relationships will continue, and even characters are trying to figure out how to make it work, but the end was so cheezy and lame. It's one thing to leave a story open for interpretation like 'The Break-up' or 'The Last Kiss' did, but to just leave the central plot completely unresolved is just bad screenplay example. It's like someone started writing a good book and didnt know how to quite how to end it, so they left the last chapter completely blank.

Anyways, i recommend it, but with reservations because of the extremely bad ending.

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