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The Holiday [DVD] [2006]

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3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (124 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: Cameron Diaz, Jack Black, Kate Winslet, Jude Law
  • Directors: Nancy Meyers
  • Format: Subtitled, PAL
  • Language English, Spanish
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: Universal Pictures Video
  • DVD Release Date: 26 Mar 2007
  • Run Time: 130 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (124 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000N6SRG0
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 327 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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As a pleasant dose of holiday cheer, The Holiday is a lovable love story with all the Christmas trimmings. In the capable hands of writer-director Nancy Meyers (making her first romantic comedy since Something's Gotta Give), it all begins when two successful yet unhappy women connect through a home-swapping website, and decide to trade houses for the Christmas holiday in a mutual effort to forget their man troubles. Iris (Kate Winslet) is a London-based journalist who lives in a picture-postcard cottage in Surrey, and Amanda (Cameron Diaz) owns a movie-trailer production company (leading her to cutely imagine most of her life as a "coming attraction") and lives in a posh mansion in Beverly Hills. Iris is heartbroken from unrequited love with a cad of a colleague (Rufus Sewell), and Amanda has just broken up with her cheating boyfriend (Edward Burns), so their home-swapping offers mutual downtime to reassess their love lives. This being a Nancy Meyers movie (where everything is fabulously decorated and romantic wish-fulfillment is virtually guaranteed), Amanda hooks up with Iris's charming brother Graham (Jude Law), and Iris is unexpectedly smitten with Miles (Jack Black), a super-nice film composer on the downside of a failing relationship. --Jeff Shannon


Synopsis

Iris (Kate Winslet) is a British journalist caught in a cycle of unrequited love with her co-worker, Jasper (Rufus Sewell). Jasper does his best to lead her on, and when he announces his engagement to another woman in the office, Iris is crushed. Meanwhile, across the pond, Amanda (Cameron Diaz) is a highly-strung film trailer editor who has just ended her relationship with Ethan (Edward Burns) after he accuses her of being emotionally unavailable. And, oh yes, he has sort of been sleeping with his receptionist. Broken-hearted, Amanda and Iris make contact through a holiday website and agree to swap homes for two weeks to escape their disastrous personal lives. Iris takes off for Amanda’s lavish L.A. pad, while Amanda arrives at Iris’ picturesque cottage right outside London. When Iris’ brother Graham (Jude Law) knocks at the door one night looking for his sister, he instead encounters Amanda, and sparks soon fly--despite the fact that they both know she won't be in town for long. Iris, for her part, is busy mending her heart in sunny California, befriending Amanda’s elderly neighbour, and making the acquaintance of film composer Miles (Jack Black.) But her healing is abruptly interrupted when Jasper suddenly appears on her doorstep, having flown halfway round the world to make sure he still has her under his spell. An ocean apart, Iris and Amanda find themselves at the crux of all rom-com crises: how to follow your heart, while still being true to yourself. Fans of the genre will no doubt find Winslet's thespian charms, Law's dimples, and the high-fashion wardrobes quite enough to give them their chick-flick fix.

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23 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet Transatlantic Romance, 24 Jul 2007
By S. Williams "suzysantos1969" (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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I was bewitched by this film. Great perfomances from Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet. I don't normally like Jack Black that much, but he was actually a much better performer than pretty boy Jude Law who didn't have to do much, but look pretty. A film to watch with your girlfriends (or boyfriend) on a rainy day or Sunday afternoon with a bottle of wine and lots of snacks.
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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars perfect christmassy film, 30 Sep 2007
By Mrs. R. S. Prescott "Ruth" (Liverpool,uk) - See all my reviews
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I watched this film when I was wrapping my christmas presents I got so involved in the film I stopped wrapping and watched it all the way through!! The next night I watched the film again with my husband and we both loved it - if you want a really nice reminder that christmas is on it's way this film will make you feel all warm and fuzzy a perfect "pre" christmas film
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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars BEST ROMANTIC COMEDY EVER!, 15 Feb 2007
i saw this film at the cinema and thought this film is going to be great which it turned out to be. At the end it was a bit emotional i won't tell you what happened because it will spoil it for you.
if you like romantic and funny films then this is the one to pick
it rather christmasy but when it comes out i will be watching it straight away! rent it or buy it when it comes out so u can see for yourself!
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