Chick Flick, though the ads don't show it

Rating: 3/10 (10 December 2006)

The Holiday is passable, as movies go. It is a chick flick, though the ads show it as a somewhat romantic comedy. The acting is substandard, on the part of Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet, though Jack Black and Jude Law seemed believable. The film's real problem is a lack of a unifying theme, though choosing too overrated Hollywood actresses surely contributed. Overall, the film is bad. If you enjoy watching Kate Winslet cry obviously fake tears into a couch, Jack Black's chest, a pillow, her Blackberry,(and just about anything else on hand) this one is for you. Cameron Diaz, unable to cry due to traumatic childhood events, spends her portion of the movie trying to cry into all of the above, and failing. If that is your idea of a fun two hours, your helpless. If not, it is quite easy to find a better use for your time and money: Blood Diamond.