Movie Review: The Holiday (2006) on Hulu
If you're looking for light-hearted film fare over the holidays, go directly to The Holiday. We've come to rely on this rom com from 2006 for laughs and heart-tugs like we did Love Actually from 2003, only this is easily more watchable and feeling slightly less chaotic. Give it a try if you haven't already (on Hulu.com and Amazon.com).
The Holiday has two professional women, played by Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet, with troubled love lives skipping town (and men) for the holidays by swapping homes. Kate leaves her cozy cottage in Surrey England, Cameron gives up her luxurious layout in Los Angeles, hoping to bury their troublesome relationships behind them for the next two weeks. And after a few mix ups on first arrivals, things seem to go really well. Until Cameron meets Kate's handsome and available brother, played by Jude Law, and Kate meets Cameron's advertising jingle composer suddenly newly available, played by Jack Black. We've never seen Jack Black as a love-interest actor, but he's very likeable in this role. Add to the mix Cameron's elderly next door neighbor, played by Eli Wallach, who is retired, lonely, and just needs a little respect and love.
This is an adorable film with no bump-your-head-on-the-ceiling-beam message, just good comedy and romantic fun that happens to take place during the Christmas to New Years holiday--like Love Actually and Die Hard and, recently, Love Hard. Honestly, I don't know how you can miss watching this film made simply to sit back and enjoy. I'd rate The Holiday A+ for Always on my holiday-movie list.
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