STANDING OVATION! - (10 stars out of 10)

Rating: 10/10 (25 January 2019)

The stage curtains open ...
Wow! I have put watching this movie off for far too long. What a wonderful film with inspired acting and a crowd pleasing story. I found "The Holiday" to be charming, heartwarming, and touching.
Two women who are both going through a break-up, decide to get away from it all for a couple of weeks and find each other on the internet and swap homes. One going to England to a small cottage and the other to a posh Los Angeles neighborhood and estate. While there, they both rediscover themselves, the will to go beyond their own personal comfort zones and reach out for something new and exciting. Oh yes, and they both also fall in love - real love.
I'm not going to write how improbable this is, or how it all just kind of neatly fell together for them ... etc. After watching this movie, who really cares? This is romantic fantasy, and light comedy. It touches on honest emotions we all have experienced at one time or another. It was such a fun movie to watch. You are taken away and you want to laugh and cheer, and in parts, cry. This is movie magic. It's why we go to movies - to drop the cares and concerns of our own worlds and lives and enjoy a couple of vicarious hours of entertaining film making. And this is very good film making. You really care for both main characters and want them to find love again.
I loved "The Holiday". I just watched it for the first time today and it has already become a very fast favorite. A high recommend, and I can't wait to see it again.