The Holiday
First screened in August 2015 / Most recently screened in December 2024
Director: Nancy Meyers. Cast: Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Jack Black, Eli Wallach, Rufus Sewell, Edward Burns, Shannyn Sossamon, Sarah Price, Miffy Englefield, Emma Pritchard, Kathryn Hahn, John Krasinski, Shelley Berman, Bill Macy, Alex O'Loughline, Odette Annable, Lindsay Lohan, James Franco. Screenplay: Nancy Meyers.
In Brief:
First half-hour a high hurdle. Editing is woeful. But once this pot starts simmering, the aroma is savory and sweet.
VOR:②
Even the movie's most ardent fans, who are legion, are unlikely to argue it's a triumph of originality. A couple very modest risks for its genre.
