The Holiday [Blu-ray]
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Actor: Cameron Diaz, Jack Black, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, Pamela DunlapBrand: DIAZ,CAMERON
Blu-ray: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language); French (Original Language); French (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 1.85:1
Running Time: 138 minutes
Blu-ray Release Date: 2007-03-13
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Product features:
- Condition: New
- Format: Blu-ray
- AC-3; Color; Dolby; Dubbed; Subtitled; Widescreen
Movie Reviews of The Holiday [Blu-ray]
Movie Review: "You were meant to be a leading lady"
Summary: 5 Stars
"You were meant to be a leading lady"
- Arthur to Iris in The Holiday
Arthur played by Eli Wallach utters those words to Iris (Kate Winslet) which somehow makes Iris realize how little she has valued herself in the non-relationship she had with Jasper played by Rufus Sewell. She finally gets "gumption" and is finally able to break the shackles that bind her broken heart to this less than ideal man. Iris's coming to LA is her attempt to finally mend her heart and forget this scoundrel who when he isn't getting any attention follows her to America. This paves the way for Miles played by Jack Black who has mega problems of his own in the love department.
There are two homes featured in the film (one in LA and one in the UK), two broken relationships, two women who exchange houses, two scoundrels and two new loves. Amanda played by Cameron Diaz not only has to get over her own bad relationship she needs to find the time to look into herself and figure out what she is about and how to open herself up to the possibility of love. Graham (also Iris's brother) played by Jude Law doesn't really know what he is looking for and says that he lacks "follow through" when in fact he has obligations which we discover soon enough.
What I loved about this film is the growth that all of the characters exhibited and how they evolved in much better versions of themselves by the end. Even Arthur was able to do what he could not face and mounted the stairs like a trouper facing one of the most difficult tasks at his stage of life thanks in large part to his new pal Iris (Kate Winslet).
This is a wonderful film which I have honestly watched over and over again and it never ceases to entertain me. I think everybody will see something of themselves in these characters and learn a little about life in the process.
I think this film is more in the vein of Something's Gotta Give by the same producer and if you loved that movie, this one should also be a winner for you.
A wonderful cast, familiar themes with a twist and lovely settings with beautiful people. What more could you want. And with the holiday season once more upon us, this is a nice film to dust off and enjoy once again.
In blu-ray, your viewing pleasure is up a notch due to the clarity of the picture itself.
Highly Recommended
Bentley/2007
The Holiday
Summary of The Holiday [Blu-ray]
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 (Winslet) is in love with a man who is about to marry another woman. Across the globe, Amanda (Diaz), realizes the man she lives with has been unfaithful. Two women who have never met and live 6000 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 (Law) and Iris, with inspiration provided by legendary screenwriter Arthur (Wallach), mends her heart when she meets film composer Miles (Black).As a pleasant dose of holiday cheer, The Holiday is a lovable love story with all the Christmas trimmings. In the capable hands of writer-director Nancy Meyers (making her first romantic comedy since Something's Gotta Give), it all begins when two successful yet unhappy women connect through a home-swapping website, and decide to trade houses for the Christmas holiday in a mutual effort to forget their man troubles. Iris (Kate Winslet) is a London-based journalist who lives in a picture-postcard cottage in Surrey, and Amanda (Cameron Diaz) owns a movie-trailer production company (leading her to cutely imagine most of her life as a "coming attraction") and lives in a posh mansion in Beverly Hills. Iris is heartbroken from unrequited love with a cad of a colleague (Rufus Sewell), and Amanda has just broken up with her cheating boyfriend (Edward Burns), so their home-swapping offers mutual downtime to reassess their love lives. This being a Nancy Meyers movie (where everything is fabulously decorated and romantic wish-fulfillment is virtually guaranteed), Amanda hooks up with Iris's charming brother Graham (Jude Law), and Iris is unexpectedly smitten with Miles (Jack Black), a super-nice film composer on the downside of a failing relationship. --Jeff Shannon
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