This rom-com struggles with both the romance and the comedy, managing to remain dull and predictable from the first scene right through the to schmaltzy finale. The only unexpected aspect of which was that I managed to stick with it that far.
The plot sees Kate Winslet, struggling with an unhappy relationship, swap homes with Cameron Diaz, struggling with an unhappy relationship. Diaz finds herself in Winslet's cute little country cottage and Winslet ends up in Diaz's stylish LA pad. Throw in Jude Law and Jack Black as potential love interests and you've pretty much got the whole sorry picture.
It's not that it's bad on paper, so much as that the execution lacks merit. Where is the warmth and charm? Where's the chemistry? It's just such a tired piece that it's actually hard to understand how it got made and I can imagine the cast are still struggling to figure out how they let themselves get involved.
A by the numbers rom-com that adds up to less than the sum of its parts, this is one to avoid.
The Holiday
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