The Holiday Reviews
ReelzChannel.com
My reaction to The Holiday was no different from my reaction to Meyers' other pieces. It's cute enough, the atmosphere is sufficiently romantic comedy-like, but somehow, for some reason, I just don't bond with it.
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| Original Score: 7/10
Cinerina
As a voracious consumer of chick media (I like alien shoot 'em ups too!), I tell you that the story arc is extremely surprising & delightful, and that you fellas can feel safe watching this as well.
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| Original Score: 5/5
7M Pictures
a warm, charming, extremely clever and often hilarious romantic comedy that will be a sure-fire date movie for any guy looking to please his significant other
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| Original Score: 4/5
eFilmCritic.com
Because everyone is rich and in love, you can see the happy ending coming a mile away, but with a film like this, it's the journey that's important and not the destination.
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| Original Score: 3/5
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Sydney Morning Herald
A lot of ideas are circulating and the characters have taken hold of our emotions. If only Meyers had taken the quickest way there, it would be a much better movie.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Guardian [UK]
The Holiday's redeeming feature (and it's a considerable one) is the 91-year-old Eli Wallach's astute and endearing performance.
Bullz-Eye.com
The movie clocks in at just under two and a half hours, so the staying-awake part may be a challenge for some, but not one scene in the film feels extraneous or doesn't serve to tell the story.
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| Original Score: 3.5/5
Reel Film Reviews
An entertaining romp that succeeds on a level of pure escapism.
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| Original Score: 3/4
Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema
The Holiday works its magic because Meyers invests time in the characters instead of the scenarios.
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| Original Score: B
Sacramento News & Review
Writer-director Nancy Meyers' fluff machine is on overdrive...
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| Original Score: 3/5
Movies for the Masses
A very pretty, safely balanced, sweet and sour film, for some nice bonding time with your other half.
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| Original Score: 2.5/5
Urban Cinefile
Running away from a broken heart has never been so much fun as in The Holiday, a delightful romantic comedy about love, life and making a change.
Creative Loafing
A finely polished piece of romantic cinema, with a generosity of spirit so all-encompassing that it's easy to forgive its occasional excesses.
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| Original Score: 3/4
Maxim
We can all figure out where this thing is going but getting there is the prime attraction here.
| Original Score: 3/5
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)
Through its awkward meet-stupids and believable meet-cutes, "The Holiday" rings so many notes of joy that you can't help but like it.
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The characters pace and putter around in the story like animals building their nests, and by the time they finally settle down with their mates, we have a grudging affection for them.
FilmStew.com
There's good news for Jude Law fans. With The Holiday, the actor has taken a sad career song and started to make it better.
www.susangranger.com
Admittedly, this is a chick-flick. Guys may groan but gals are gonna love it. Like 'Love, Actually,' it's the Christmas comedy you've been waiting for.
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| Original Score: 7/10
