The Holiday is a lark, with pretensions to be more.
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12/08/06
The Holiday (2006)
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Reviews Counted:130
Fresh:60
Rotten:70
Average Rating:5.5/10
Consensus: The Holiday, while sweet and somewhat touching, lacks any surprises and eventually overstays its welcome.
Theatrical Release:08-12-2006
Synopsis: Amanda Woods (Cameron Diaz), the owner of a prospering advertising firm that creates movie trailers, lives in Southern California. Iris Simpkins (Kate Winslet) writes the popular wedding column for... [More]
Reviews for The Holiday
Everyone in the cast knows how to act, but it looks like they gave their talent a holiday and showed up on the set clueless.
12/08/06
Bridget Jones's Diary meets L.A. Story in this feel-good romantic chuckler doused with a healthy layer of seasonal schmaltz.
12/08/06
every time the film threatens to build up a head of genuine charm, it bogs down in treacley melodrama and/or maudlin sentiment
12/08/06
'The Holiday' is a fun, warm, and lighthearted romantic comedy that's easy to settle into.
12/08/06
Romantic comedies have been a bit of a dying breed in recent years. Perhaps that's why it's so delightful to see The Holiday tucked amidst all the war and gore at the cineplex.
12/08/06
By the way, Iris and Amanda's online encounter marks the first time in two years that two people spoke online about visiting the other's home and "Dateline NBC's" Chris Hanson wasn't involved.
12/08/06
Might be considered a decent date movie... but only if guys were allowed to leave their testicles at home.
12/08/06
No formulaic romantic comedy needs to be over 100 minutes, let alone over 130.
12/08/06
At one point Amanda remarks, 'In the world of love, cheating is not acceptable.' Also no longer acceptable: romantic comedies set in 'the world of love.'
12/07/06
If Nancy Meyers were to have sex with James L. Brooks, she still wouldn't have enough of him in her to craft worthwhile material.
12/07/06
After such a horrible run of dreadful, I-want-to-poke-my-eyes-out-to-stop-the-pain holiday movies (Deck The Halls and The Santa Clause 3), The Holiday practically looks like the Citizen Kane of Christmas tales.
12/07/06
After sitting through 138 minutes viewers may feel they've earned a real holiday.
12/07/06
It really is stunning how at odds the two halves of the movie are. Almost everything on the Diaz side... is weird or uncomfortable or icky or just plain nonsensical, and almost everything on the Winslet side... is smart and cozy and affectionate and just
12/07/06
largely entertains, but has no business being two hours and 15 minutes long
12/07/06
It's hard to say whether the movie is being meta in its movie references or just unimaginative and derivative. Probably a little bit of both.
12/07/06
Meyers' movies would be far less offensive if they were simply shiny, shallow entertainments. But they always read like pronouncements, monitor readings of how 'real' women think and feel.
12/07/06
If you're willing to embrace a bit of corniness for the sake of some incisive humor, a few poignant moments and enjoyable scenarios, make time for The Holiday.
12/07/06
Like a magic trick in reverse, The Holiday reveals the mechanics of the formula while trying to keep up the illusion.
12/07/06
Top CriticIf you like your holiday fare served up sweet (and with few surprises), then chow down on this carb-loaded chick flick.
12/07/06
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