The Holiday Reviews

I saw The Holiday was going to be on tonight and decided to watch it since my husband was out and I was enjoying a relaxing evening of organizing and movies.  I half expected it to be cheesy, and I half expected it to be a comedy like Last Holiday.  However it turned out to be very different than those expectations.

Kate Winslet plays a British woman who lives in a secluded little cottage in England.  When her story begins, we find out she is very sad all the time since she isn't over her ex-boyfriend.  Her sadness comes to a peak when she finds out he is engaged.  Cameron Diaz plays a woman...

About a year ago I saw the Holiday staring Cameren Diaz, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, and Jack Black.  I really enjoyed it and it is on my top 20 favorite movie list. 

The Holiday is a romantic comedy staring Jack Black, Cameren Diaz, Jude Law, and Kate Winslet. I thought it would be one of those sort of sappy, mindless, romantic movies that I like so much, but I was pleasantly surprised to find that it had a little more depth than the average romantic comedy.

This movie is about two women, Amanda, and Iris. Amanda is owns a very successful movie trailer creation company, and Iris is a writer for a...

Looking for a light romantic comedy, my wife and I settled on The Holiday, which stars Kate Winslet, Cameron Diaz, Jude Law and Jack Black. After seeing it, I have to say that this movie hit the spot quite nicely -- it was the quintessential light romantic comedy that left us feeling a nice warm glow.

Here's the setup:

Cameron Diaz is Amanda Woods, a stressed-out Hollywood film editor who specializes in cutting trailers for feature films. She has loads of man trouble, as guy after guy cheats on her. She punches the latest one in the nose as she throws him out, then storms inside and tries to figure...

   I decided to spend the day in with such cold temperature out! After some morning chores, I sat down with a warm cup of Peppermint Mocha to find The Holiday on Encore Love. I'd seen it before, but it'd been almost a year and I was so excited to see it on!

Synopsis: The Holiday, by Screenwriter and Director Nancy Meyers (Something's Gotta Give and What Women Want), is set at Christmas time and follows two ladies, Amanda Woods, played by the funny Cameron Diaz, a movie trailer editor from Los Angeles and Iris Simpkins, played by Kate Winslet, a newspaper writer from England, decide to spice...

This is a really cute movie. You don't have to really think at all during it, which makes it a nice movie to relax to. It is funny and very cute and the setting is christmas.. what's not to love.I originaly saw this movie because i think Kate Winslet is an amazing actress. Jude Law is so cute in this movie, with the little girls!! And Jack Black is always funny. Cameron Diaz surprised me in this movie and i actually really liked her character.

2 women having guy trouble trade homes for the holidays and both end up meeting a local guy and falling in love.

If you are looking for a truly feel good movie for the holidays, this is it. Disclaimer -- this movie is a complete chick-flick, sappy, unrealistic, over the top romantic comedy, so if you are opposed to that particular genre, then just move on now and save yourself the trouble. If, however, you like even the occasional foray into the complete fantasy world of strangers meeting and quickly realizing they are perfect soulmates who have been so unhappy previously because they just hadn't found the right one yet, you will enjoy this. I

Unlike so many holiday movies -- even comedies -- that feel the...

a heartwarming story of 2 girls who are in a need of changing their lives go online to find a place to vacation to-or should i say "holiday" and find that they would love to vacation in the others home--so off they go and they encounter the magically holiday of a lifetime filled with laugh love smiles and tears along the way as they meet some incredible people along the way--a great little movie--great characters and the actors who portray them--and the lessons we all can learn from

i would have to rate this a 5 star though i know some guys would really not care to see this movie

rosanne

The Holiday was truly a surprise.  I was not planning on seeing this but a friend convinced me and I am so glad.  It was funny, sweet, and a bit of a tear jerker.  All 4 main characters were wonderful.  Never thought of Jack Black as a romantic character but he was wonderful.  Jude Law, well nothing else needs to be said.  I am not a fan of Cameron Diaz but she did what she does best - a ditzy blond.  Kate Winslet was the best. 

Rent this movie.