The Holiday [DVD] [2006]

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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

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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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119 Reviews 5 star:  (44) 4 star:  (26) 3 star:  (11) 2 star:  (16) 1 star:  (22)           Average Customer Review 3.5 out of 5 stars (119 customer reviews)		Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
Most Helpful Customer Reviews   23 of 26 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 (REAL NAME)    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. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   10 of 11 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars brilliant and heart warming, 27 Feb 2007 By  Heather bradley "hev" (kent) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    I saw this film on its release at pictures, it is a girls film!! I loved it and cant wait for it to be released on DVD. All the actors and actresses are great, jude law is just gorgeous and plays the role perfectly that you will fall in love with him too, jack black is funny and cute, cameron is gorgeous as ever and kate is wonderful and fragile. You will not want the film to end and you will feel really happy afterwards and even a bit jealous!! Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   16 of 19 people found the following review helpful: 4.0 out of 5 stars MY REVIEW OF THE HOLIDAY, 23 Aug 2007 By  stuart "s.vernon" (MIDDLESBROUGH, ENGLAND) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)    (Synopsis) Two beautiful women, Amanda Woods (Cameron Diaz) and Iris Simpkins (Kate Winslet) both find themselves at the end of failed relationships just before Christmas. Amanda decides to take a two week vacation and surfs the internet. She meets Iris online, and they agree to swap their homes for the holidays. Amanda lives in Los Angles and Iris lives in the countryside of Surrey, England. Even though they now have a change of scenery and want no contact with men, they are both still depressed and lonely. But things are about to change when Iris' brother Graham (Jude Law) drops by Iris' house and meets Amanda. On the other side of the world, Iris meets Miles (Jack Black) a film composer. Romance is in the air and sparks are about to fly. (My Comment) If you want to see a romantic comedy with real chemistry, especially between Cameron Diaz and Jude Law this is one chick flick you must see. This movie is a good date movie that is actually entertaining and sweet. You are actually seeing two love stories instead of one. There is a great subplot of the friendship between Kate Winslet and Eli Wallach's character that will touch your heart. Actually, I enjoyed that part of the movie the best. Overall, the movie was enjoyable to watch with touching and funny scenes throughout the movie. The ending is predictable, but what do you expect, it is a romantic comedy. You will leave the movie feeling good, and isn't that what movies are all about. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this) Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review › See all 119 customer reviews...		Ad feedback   Most Recent Customer Reviews 5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely light entertainment. For me, this film is just a great way to spend a couple of hours if you don't want to be stretched too much - pure escapism. Read more Published 13 days ago by K. Young 2.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Poor This film would have been so much better if it had not been for Cameron Diaz's character. She just wasn't likeable at all. Read more Published 15 days ago by Jay86 5.0 out of 5 stars Superb ! This is an exceptional film and totally surprising. It's one that you will wish to watch over and over again Published 1 month ago by Nitty Norah 4.0 out of 5 stars happy ending A very nice touch to the old romantic story,a nice video to watch if someone is feeling down.A must. Published 2 months ago by Ele K. Manoli 5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous and heartwarming Absolutely loved this film - since purchasing it, it has been been watched a fair few times over!! Everything for me about this film was perfect. What can I say? Read more Published 2 months ago by Shoesy 5.0 out of 5 stars Good romcom, great music Simple fare and a familiar format. No less enjoyable for that and those who enjoy 'Love Actually' will want this in their collection too. Read more Published 3 months ago by Stephen F. Warwick 5.0 out of 5 stars Really great film I love this film. Its funny, and really good acting too. Definately a girly film, chocolates, wine and turn the phone off. Published 5 months ago by M. Block 5.0 out of 5 stars Heart warming, romantic comedy at its finest If you are into your heart warming, romantic comedies - then I would highly recommend you watch this film. Read more Published 5 months ago by Gimme Gompo 4.0 out of 5 stars Hollywood might be changing its special effe-se-cts orientation Don't jump to the ceiling yet, don't get up into the sky. That's not the film of the next century, nor decade. That's not even the comedy of the present decade. Read more Published 5 months ago by Jacques COULARDEAU 5.0 out of 5 stars the holiday I Have watched this dvd so many times and i love it, i have also told every one to bye it as its so good,the first time i watched it it was in french and i did'nt understand it,... Read more Published 6 months ago by Mrs. V. M. Harrington Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews › See all 119 customer reviews...

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