The Holiday

4.33
    The Holiday
    2006

    Synopsis

    Two women, one from the United States and one from the United Kingdom, swap homes at Christmas time after bad breakups with their boyfriends. Each woman finds romance with a local man but realizes that the imminent return home may end the relationship.

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    Cast

    • Cameron DiazAmanda Woods
    • Kate WinsletIris Simpkins
    • Jude LawGraham Simpkins / Mr. Napkin Head
    • Jack BlackMiles Dumont
    • Eli WallachArthur Abbott
    • Edward BurnsEthan
    • Rufus SewellJasper Bloom
    • Miffy EnglefieldSophie
    • Emma PritchardOlivia
    • Sarah ParishHannah

    Recommendations

    • 88

      Premiere

      The Holiday is the type of welcome diversion that only Meyers still seems to specialize -- a romantic comedy where Barbara Stanwyck and Rosalind Russell would have been just as natural as Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet and where the one liners fly like confetti.
    • 70

      Variety

      A lavishly overstuffed gift basket of a movie.
    • 70

      The Hollywood Reporter

      It's formulaic but with a big heart.
    • 67

      Entertainment Weekly

      The dialogue has a perky synthetic sheen, and with the exception of Diaz, Meyers brings out the best in her actors.
    • 60

      Empire

      There is bound to be a large appreciative audience for this chick flick. But it might not be you.
    • 60

      Village Voice

      Meyers can write a good zinger, and she has a knack for casting actors who not only look good in bed, but are talented enough to rise above the material and, in some cases, nearly transform it (save Diaz). But make no mistake: We're a long way here from Ben Hecht and Preston Sturges.
    • 50

      ReelViews

      The Holiday is no vacation. Sloppy writing, an overindulgent editor, and poor casting have taken an intriguing premise and transformed it into an uneven mess.
    • 50

      Austin Chronicle

      His (Law's) is the standout performance, probably because it's quiet and reflective and nuanced amidst the flurries of relationship talk.

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