Synopsis
The discovery that she has a terminal illness prompts introverted department store saleswoman Georgia Byrd to reflect on what she realizes has been an overly cautious life. With weeks to live, she withdraws her life savings, sells all her possessions and jets off to Europe where she lives it up at a posh hotel. Upbeat and passionate, Georgia charms everybody she meets, including renowned Chef Didier. The only one missing from her new life is her longtime crush Sean Matthews.
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Cast
- Queen LatifahGeorgia Byrd
- LL Cool JSean Matthews
- Timothy HuttonMatthew Kragen
- Alicia WittMs. Burns
- Giancarlo EspositoSenator Dillings
- Michael NouriCongressman Stewart
- Gérard DepardieuChef Didier
- Jane AdamsRochelle
- Michel EstimeMarlon
- Susan KellermannGunther
Recommandations
- 80
L.A. Weekly
Queen Latifah gives a spectacular performance in this hugely enjoyable wish-fulfillment fantasy. - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
A movie that takes advantage of the great good nature and warmth of Queen Latifah, and uses it to transform a creaky old formula into a comedy that is just plain lovable. - 75
Chicago Tribune
We may know exactly where we're going, but the journey is so much fun, all but the most peevish audience members will find it impossible to complain. - 60
The Hollywood Reporter
Queen Latifah finally gets a vehicle that gives her formidable talents and expansive spirit plenty of blooming room. - 60
Washington Post
The movie is content to be a kind of middling expression of human decency: It's never either terribly funny or terribly dramatic, but Latifah's quiet solidity and common sense root it in ways that larger, louder pictures never achieve. - 50
Entertainment Weekly
A chaste and tepid remake of a 1950 British comedy. - 42
The A.V. Club
For a film ostensibly about how life means nothing without adventure and unpredictability, Last Holiday all feels as preordained as the film-ending Emeril cameo. - 40
Variety
Most successful when it is engaging, not uproarious. Glossy amusement is an updated remake of a well-regarded 1950 Brit comedy-drama starring Alec Guinness, improbably retrofitted as a star vehicle for Queen Latifah.
