...so time to go and see the annual Christmas themed rom-com. Never quite sure why I do this - last year it was The Family Stone and this year it is The Holiday. Okay, Claire Danes, Cameron Diaz and especially Kate Winslet may have something to with it... If you like rom-coms - and I've admitted that I have soft spot for the odd one - then you'll enjoy The Holiday. If you don't, it isn't going to convert you.
Cameron Diaz does 'the Cameron Diaz role' excellently, ladies will love Jude Law and even Jack Black just about gets away being a romantic lead. Chuck in a couple of cute moppets and the typical Hollywood view of England, i.e. everyone lives in a quaint cottage in a rural village, and it always snows around Christmas, and it passes the 'Ronseal Test.'
It's enjoyable, charming, funny, and contains some very knowing observations about being a singleton at Christmas. Kate Winslet is simply wonderful - though I'm probably biased here. There are worse ways to spend a couple of hours - Christmas shopping for example.
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