Lots Of Perky Moments

Rating: 7/10 (7 April 2007)

Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jack Black and Jude Law stars in this romantic comedy "The Holiday". Cameron Diaz and Jack Black are innate comedians so we are assured that these two can handle comedy scenes quite effectively. On the other hand Kate Winslet and Jude Law, both British and Oscar nominated, are known for its dramatic roles. Though, I think Kate and Jude surprisingly gave me some giggles and smiles whenever they appear on the screen so they succeeded in doing comedy which is something new for them.
"The Holiday" is more like two movies rolled into one. Amanda (Cameron Diaz) had just broke-up with her boyfriend after she caught him cheating while Iris (Kate Winslet) was heart broken when her boyfriend decided to marry another woman. Both felt the need to get out from their lives by going faraway from where they live.
Iris is from England and Amanda is from LA. When these two meet over the internet chat room, they impulsively decided to swap houses. That was just how the story started for both women. While Iris is in LA living at Amanda's house and Amanda at Iris' in England, They are about to meet new friends w/c provides them fresh outlook on life and love. As the story goes, Graham (Jude Law) and Miles (Jack Black) comes in providing our two heroine some badly needed new romance.
The movie actually makes you smile a lot with lots of perky moments. What makes me giggle a lot was when the fake movie trailer called "Christmas Day" pops up. It surprisingly shows James Franco and Lindsay Lohan on cameo roles as the actors on that fake movie out of a fake movie trailer. In the end, there is nothing really special about "The Holiday" but I can say it's a good movie to watch.