Cheesy, corny, predictable.....but I liked it!

Rating: 8/10 (15 December 2006)

'The Holiday' has a script that must have practically written itself, there's absolutely nothing new here, and it is reminiscent of quite a few other films, particularly 'Love Actually'. However, it is most entertaining and surely that in itself is an achievement these days - it's the kind of film that could have been made in the 1940s. The cast is impeccably typecast, Cameron Diaz is looking a little haggard but Kate Winslet is luminous. There's also a sweet supporting turn from the spritely nonagenarian Eli Wallach (who will forever be Tuco in 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'). Jude Law plays the part he almost always plays - incredibly handsome, really nice bloke - and Jack Black plays the part he almost always plays - cheeky but cuddly bloke. A nice film.