Holiday, The'
UK Rated: 12A
Runtime: 135min 29secs
Directed & Written by: Nancy Meyers

Plot Outline
Pretty simple: Two women troubled with guy-problems Iris (Cameron Diaz) & Amanda (Kate Winslet) swap homes in each other's countries, where they each meet a local guy Iris's brother Graham (Jude Law) & music loving background score writer Miles Jack Black respectively and somehow fall in love have a good time.

Overall Impressions:
It's not bad, but it's not great either. Generic fluff film I'd say. Cameron Diaz and Jude Law are likable but nothing out of the ordinary here, on form, but merely meeting the stereotypical image we already have about them. The interesting story is far less focussed upon. That is probably my bitterness toward this flick. Eli Wallach playing a Hollywood writer who struggles with old age until she finds a friend in Iris, the temporary neighbour. Even the scenes between Kate & Jack are nice, unfortunately the other pair have much more screen time, or it certainly felt that way.

Well, all's well that ends well they say, which is why I won't give this a sloppy five, as it ends well with an open ending whereby it isn't getting silly, but it fits the criteria of being a decent enough chick flick.

Something you may catch & not switch off on TV during 'The Holiday' season. (6 out of 10)