Title: The Holiday
Date: 2006
Type: Romantic comedy
Rating: 4/5
Colour: Yes
Director: Nancy Meyers
Producer: Nancy Meyers
Comment
Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet are two women who are having problems with their love lives, so they decide to swap houses for the Christmas holiday, one in America and one in England. Whilst on their exchange they both fall in love and discover more about themselves and life. This is a very good romantic comedy whose strength is in the script and the performances from both Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet who are well supported by the rest of the cast, notably Jude Law, Jack Black in a more serious role and Eli Wallach as the retired film screen writer. The characters are very appealing and you do want it all turn out alright for them. Nancy Myers does a good job producing and directing the film, and all the main main characters are well developed. It is however Eli Wallach who steals the films in the background.
Actors
Cameron Diaz
Kate Winslet
Jack Black
Jude Law
Eli Wallach
Sarah Parish
Rufus Sewell
Shannyn Sossamon
Dustin Hoffman - Uncredited cameo
Oscars
None