I watched [B]The Holiday[/B] last night and thought that I would quickly share my thoughts. I was looking through all the movies that were either on or that I had recorded on my DVR and was not really in the mood for anything heavy. I had seen the previews for this Nancy Meyers film last year and decided, why not, as it looked like light fare.
Right away I got a chuckle out of Edwards Burns and Cameron Diaz fighting. I almost think that it was meant to be an homage to "She's the One" which is a film that I loved (although the acting left much to be desired.) If you remember, in that movie they were a broken up couple and Cameron (the ******) was sleeping with Burn's brother (Mike McGlone.)
The premise of [B]The Holiday [/B]was very [I]out there,[/I] as who really trades houses? Even though it was far fetched I bought into it and moved along with the plot.
I found the Diaz, Burns hookup believable but Jack Black with Kate Winslet was a larger fairytale then I could handle. Nothing against Jack, but [B]NO WAY BUDDY!
[/B]Fortunately 90% of the movie was about the other couple and about Winslet's Character finding her way out of a sad, dependency based relationship.
Overall I found the exercise in watching this romantic comedy quite painless and even though it was a tad long, there were plenty of funny moments along the way to make it worth while.
Even though this is not the type of movie that I would watch again, I am going to keep my eye open for another Kate Winslet flick. I have not seen her in anything for quite some time and forgot what a great actress she is!
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Rating: C+[/SIZE]
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