"The Holiday" is for you romantics!!!

Rating: 10/10 (13 September 2012)

Spoiler Review If you're looking for an entertaining and romantic film then "The Holiday" is for you. The previews for this film were an understatement and noticeably not revealing the plot before viewing, which was a good thing. This film did give an impression that it was the usually romantic comedy with a perfect ending however; there are some surprising scenes that make this particular movie more distinctive. With the use of parallel cuts that told both stories in separate locations but simultaneously the director delivered a perfect romantic comedy. Just as you could imagine "The Holiday" theme was about moving forward, taking chances and giving love another try.
I was pleasantly touched by Kate Winslet, a devoted and dedicated character by the name of Iris. Definitely her character love affair with Miles, play by Jack Black, was cheated on. There could have been more time to develop Iris and Miles story line. Although, he did portray his funny side and then flip back to seriousness on several different occasions. It was hard to accept Jack Black playing this romantic and serious character because I'm used to seeing him play a totally different type of character.
As you can guess the majority of the film focused on Cameron Diaz playing Amanda and Graham Simpkins (Jude Law) developing their love affair. There are a few scenes that could have been eliminated but overall there love affair was a little surprising. At first, it's the usually unbelievable attraction that was halted by what "ifs" and then the realization of oops I feel in love with you. After seeing this plot in every other film what makes this one more unique. You will have to trust me it's has a tricky situation that makes you realize this isn't just the ordinary romantic affair.
Amanda and Graham story reminds you of the movie "No Strings Attached" a relationship that purely starts off physical and develops into something deeper. The scene when Amanda first meets Graham and then immediately suggests having a one-night stand was bold. This was a similar situation in "No Strings Attached" since Emma (Natalie Portman) proposed having casual sex with Adam (Ashton Kutcher) that turned into a deeper love affair than anticipated.
The scenery of this movie was beautiful and cheerful. I smiled and laughed many times out loud as to be expected this movie was a romantic comedy. This movie is for those who want to escape reality because the like hood of many of us swapping out our houses and traveling to another county is not realistic at all. In fact, many of us dream about find Mr. Right but at what cost or chance would you take to find that true love.