| | | From the Director of What Women Want and Something's Gotta Give.
Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Dolby Digital (5.1), English, Subtitled, French, Dubbed & Subtitled
In Nancy Meyers' The Holiday, a romantic comedy from the director of Something's Gotta Give and What Women Want, two women trade homes only to find that a change of address can change their lives.Iris (Kate Winslet) is in love with a man who is about to marry another woman. Across the globe, Amanda (Cameron Diaz), realizes the man she lives with has been unfaithful. Two women who have never met and live six thousand miles apart, find themselves in the exact same place. They meet online at a home exchange website and impulsively switch homes for the holiday. Iris moves into Amanda's L.A. house in sunny California as Amanda arrives in the snow-covered English countryside. Shortly after arriving at their destinations, both women find the last thing either wants or expects: a new romance. Amanda is charmed by Iris' handsome brother, Graham (Jude Law), and Iris, with inspiration provided by legendary screenwriter Arthur (Eli Wallach), mends her heart when she meets film composer Miles (Jack Black).
"...some incisive humor, a few poignant moments and enjoyable scenarios..." Claudia Puig, USA Today
"A lavishly overstuffed gift basket of a movie." Justin Chang, Variety
"...likable. Really likable, in fact." M.E. Russell, Portland Oregonian
Editor's Note
IN THEATERS DECEMBER 8, 2006 Cameron Diaz stars as an American tourist who finds solace from her boyfriend trouble when she befriends a similarly afflicted Englishwoman (Kate Winslet) while on vacation in this bubbly romantic comedy written and directed by Nancy Meyers (WHAT WOMEN WANT, SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE).
| Features | Audio: English, French Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Dubbed: French | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, French |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Sony Pictures |
| Release Date: 2/3/2009 |
| Running Time: 136 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2006 | | Catalog ID: 17382 | | UPC: 00043396173828 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew
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| | Professional Reviews | Entertainment Weekly
"The dialogue has a perky synthetic sheen....Meyers brings out the best in her actors..." -- Grade: B- 12/15/2006 p.67New York Times
"Ms. Winslet is always a welcome screen presence....Ms. Meyers always has something to give." 12/08/2006 p.E12 Total Film
3 stars out of 5 -- "[With] Jack Black's uncommonly restrained turn as Kate's new beau, the TENACIOUS D star toning down his usual hysterics to charming, winning and surprisingly touching effect." 02/01/2007 p.45 Sight and Sound
"[W]ith a likeable cast and credible romantic unions, it still has the power to move us..." 02/01/2007 p.58 Empire
3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]here is some real charm along the way..." 12/01/2007 p.224 ReelViews 6 of 10
The Holiday is no vacation. Sloppy writing, an overindulgent editor, and poor casting have taken an intriguing premise and transformed it into an uneven mess. The movie follows the lives of two women at Christmastime who trade houses. One story, while neither surprising nor groundbreaking, is moderately entertaining. The other feels like filler and ends up consuming about 45 minutes of the film's bloated 135-minute running time. The theory, I suppose, is that viewers get two romances for the price of one. In reality, one isn't always the loneliest number - sometimes it's the best fit...The best that can be said about The Holiday is that it's the best of 2006's crop of Christmas-themes movies, but that's not high praise considering that the other contenders are The Santa Clause 3 and Deck the Halls. - James Berardinelli
Reel.com 9 of 10
"I like corny," says the heroine of The Holiday toward the end of the movie. "I'm looking for corny." If she weren't in it, The Holiday would probably be her favorite film of all time, given that it's the most unabashedly corny and sentimental Hollywood romance in years. It isn't enough for writer/director Nancy Meyers to provide two parallel love stories--she heaps on every gooey device in the book, from cute pets to cute kids to cute old people. It's the kind of sugary movie that will send jaded viewers running for their toothbrushes, but on its own terms, it's kind of perfect. The sheer volume of intense emotional content has a cumulative effect that will easily win over anyone whose heart and mind are open to it. - Jim Hemphill
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