Not So Jolly Holiday

I've always thought that if we took a holiday ... just some time to celebrate ... just one day out of life, that it would be so nice. Apparently, that's what Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet thought, and so we have the movie The Holiday. Simply, this is a Chick Flick, with a capital C and F, and aside from the attractive leading ladies, there's really not much redeeming about it for those with a bit more testosterone. You get all the holiday movie/chick flick cliches, including the scene where Cameron Diaz slips on the ice while wearing high heels, and the scene where she sings along (badly) to rock music. Hell, even Jack Black seems to have been neutered. Sure, Jude Law is as charming as ever, and it's nice to see Kate Winslet lighten up for a change, and the movie isn't sooo bad per se, but I probably could have skipped it. (And for the record, the "chick" I saw this with wasn't exactly raving about it either.) The Holiday gets a B- from me.