In the world of Reality TV where some of the most successful shows include families or people switching roles, its no surprise that The Holiday turns this into a romantic comedy.
Nancy Meyers’ latest film stars Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet as two people who just need a change. And that change comes in living in each other’s world for two weeks.
Cameron plays a very successful movie trailer editor in Los Angeles, while Kate is a wedding journalist for a paper in England. When both their relationships collapse, they switch houses. That’s when Cameron meets Jude Law, Kate’s brother; and Kate finds Jack Black, a friend of her ex-boyfriend – and Eli Wallach, a neighbor, whom Kate befriends.
First off, let me tangent for one moment and say this. Being a Movie Trailer Editor is something that deserves an Oscar Category. John and the guys talked about how the vague and confusing trailer for The Fountain was partly responsible for its failure at the boxoffice. On the other hand, a Movie Trailer Editor made me want to see The Musketeer quite eagerly and the movie sucked ass.
Anyways, back to The Holiday.
Winslet and Diaz are both people I love to see in movies, and the ladies sure love Jude Law. But as I mentioned before, I am kinda tired of Jack Black. He is a limited actor, and from what I see in the trailers this role is no different for him. But perhaps the rest of this cast will make the movie likable despite Black.
An interview about the actor’s experience on Nancy Meyer’s film can be found Here.
