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52 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 31 Critics What's this?

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6.6 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 45 Ratings

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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 31
  3. Negative: 2 out of 31
  1. Premiere
    Reviewed by: Stephen Saito
    88
    The Holiday is the type of welcome diversion that only Meyers still seems to specialize -- a romantic comedy where Barbara Stanwyck and Rosalind Russell would have been just as natural as Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet and where the one liners fly like confetti.
  2. Empire
    Reviewed by: William Thomas
    60
    There is bound to be a large appreciative audience for this chick flick. But it might not be you.
  3. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Scott Tobias
    25
    Even with a wild card like Black desperately retooling his lines, there's nothing authentic or personal about The Holiday--it's as chilling as heart-warmers get.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 21
  3. Negative: 4 out of 21
  1. AmandaS.
    10
    This movie was a true love story. it appealed to a real audience and it touched me in place that most others fail to reach.
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. BillyS.
    5
    The Holiday is a shining example of a "Movie-for-the-Masses" romantic comedy. It's got it all covered and it takes a bloated 2 1/4 hours to cover it! Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet are the two poor plain janes who can't find love and keep picking the cads who use them. Jude Law is the handsome widower with two precious daughters that he doesn't acknowledge for fear of scaring away single woman, Jack Black is the loveable teddy bear who has fallen for a girl that's two-timing him on the side, and Eli Wallach is the crusty old Hollywood writer whose stories of the old glamour days are just what the 4 leads are really looking for and what the The Holiday tries so desperately to be. It's all here and guaranteed not to offend anyone who loves those vintage romantic comedies of days gone bye. It's really just "Something's Gotta Give" without Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton!!… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. JeffA.
    2
    If you have ever wanted to watch a movie where nothing at all happens, then the Holiday is for you. Lifeless and dull as they come, it's proof you can't just throw a bunch of A-list actors at a script and make it work. My girlfriend is still watching it, but I've resorted to writing this review and shopping online rather than bothering with last half hour.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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