On Holiday for an inner journey

Rating: 9/10 (26 December 2006)

What you get from a movie depends on your moods; it is like music in a way. If you feel like ready for a journey into your own soul, "Holiday" is just fine to embark on. Good even for those finding it difficult to shed a single tear. Not only is it a romantic comedy, but also a drama that contains the former. A couple of weeks' cross-section in life that conveys messages to anyone from 7- to 77+ (no wonder such a wide range of audience rating), and from floor to ceiling! Smooth passages from one side of the plot to the other (and funny interferences), well-balanced characters in each one's context. Great acting from Diaz, Winslet and Law to Wallach, to the girlfriend of the not-to-be flight companion, and to Amanda's (Diaz) gardener, whose unconsidered silent wisdom (?) made the plot possible. Full credit goes to another silent, yet natural contribution by Mr. Dustin Hoffman himself. Intrigued? Know not more than two ladies (by Diaz and Winslet), e-swapping houses for a holiday, in mutual attempts to recover from heartbreaks... and "just watch it" (please read last three words in uppercase).