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Usually ships in 1 business days | | | Two women, one Los Angeles and the other in London, exchange homes during the Christmas holiday to forget the men in their lives, only to fall in love again.
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Media Type: DVD
Artist: DIAZ/WINSLET/LAW
Title: HOLIDAY
Street Release Date: 03/13/2007
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| | Product Details | | Actors: | Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Jack Black, Eli Wallach | | Director: | Nancy Meyers | | Format: | AC-3, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Subtitled | | Language: | English | | Subtitle: | English, French, Spanish | | Number of Discs: | 1 | | Studio: | Sony Pictures | | Run Time: | 136 minutes | | DVD Release Date: | March 13, 2007 | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 259 reviews |
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 Don't miss this romantic jewel! Jul 19, 2008
The Holiday (2006)
Right after seeing a rather peculiar Kate Winslet interpretation of Tula, the adulterous woman in a "Romance & Cigarettes" relationship, Ms. Winslet comes back in her lovable self as Iris, a London based journalist who loves a man who gets engaged with one of her co-workers, and broken hearted she agrees to exchange homes with Amanda, beautifully played by Cameron Diaz, an entrepreneur who is so stressed out that she looks for an opportunity to go on vacation and change her reality, agreeing to move to London during her Christmas vacation.
This movie is fun, romantic, with enough heartache to get us so involved that we had a wonderful experience while watching it.
These two rather unhappy women exchange messages through the Internet and give each other an opportunity to escape sad circumstances that have them both stressed and tired of life.
The settings of the cottage owned by Iris are picturesque, intimate and cozy, allowing Amanda to feel part of the world that surrounds her and find an extremely attractive man, the brother of Iris, played by Jude Law who makes her forget that when it comes to relationships: "She is not good at it."
Iris on the other hand, travels to Los Angeles and finds that Amanda owns a mansion in Beverly Hills that affords her all the luxury, space, and privacy required to get over the awful and co-dependent relationship she has with her co-worker, played by Rufus Sewell.
Iris meets Miles, played by Jack Black, and the two strike a relationship that transforms both into individuals that are finally set free from relationships that do not recognize their self-worth.
This movie is a MUST see... delightful, with great scenes and an ability to delve into issues in an endearing, fun and educational manner. Don't miss it!
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Wonderful movie!!! Jun 14, 2008
I was first a little skeptical of this movie before watching it because it only had 2 stars. However, this is a great feel good movie! I was pleasantly surprised and happy to see it! Not only does it have great romance it also has a wonderful element of friendship which I admire.
I highly recommend this movie!
 Truly awful. Jun 13, 2008
I must say I've enjoyed the work of all 4 main actors (Winslet, Diaz, Law, and Black) in other films, but they are all sadly wasted in this one. And casting Jack Black opposite Kate Winslet? Totally unbelievable. The only semi-believable character is Rufus Sewell as Winslet's cad of an ex-boyfriend. The basic plot sounded like fun and had real potential, but much of the dialogue sounded like something a high school student might have written. And I'm not trying to insult high school students who aspire to be writers, but most of the dialogue is truly immature. The only reason I'm giving it even one star is because Jude Law is so good to look at.
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 Diaz drags this one down Jun 07, 2008
Kate Winslet portrays Iris, a shy writer who has been carrying on a one-sided romance with a colleague. Heartbroken when he gets engaged, she decides she needs a change of scenery and trades homes for the holiday with Hollywood power player Amanda (Cameron Diaz), who also is nursing a broken heart. While Amanda finds romance with Iris' brother Graham (Jude Law) in the English countryside, Iris falls for music composer Miles (Jack Black) in LA, while befriending Arthur (Eli Wallach), a lonely neighbor with ties to the golden age of Hollywood. But can either romance outlast the holiday?
Winslet as always is enchanting, and overshadows Diaz, proving what a superior actress she is. Her performance is flawless and real, while Diaz overacts and over gestures her way through the entire script. Black makes an unlikely but believable romantic counterpart. Overall, it's an enjoyable romantic comedy with a pretty good ensemble cast.
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 America is going to pot!! May 24, 2008
I had wanted to see this movie when it came out. I liked all the actors in it and the plot sounded like fun--not. The Kate Winslet/Jack Black and Eli Wallach sub-plot, saved the movie, that's who the 2 stars are for.
Cameron Diaz, who I normally like was terrible as was Jude Law. This is not romance. Dragging a drunken stranger to use for sex, that is not romantic and yet people think this is good. The whole relationship with these 2 ruined the movie. Sorry I don't root for loose women and her over-acting was terrible to boot. I felt no chemistry between them whatsoever.
The Kate Winslet story was sweet. She was a much better person, as was Jack Black. I heard people knocking Jack down for his straight bit, they should have been knocking Jude and Cameron for their performance and this miserable script for them.
Eli Wallach was superb. He added much to the movie. It was so sweet.
I'm with the reviewer who called it "Tainted Love". If they had built up a relationship with those two, maybe it could have amounted to something, but loose sex with a strange drunk is NOT charming and either was Cameron's arm's flapping.
And this was a Holiday movie? Isn't that special?
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