The Holiday (2006) is a American Christmas-themed romantic comedy film written, produced and directed by Nancy Meyers. It’s a story about Amanda Woods (Cameron Diaz) and Iris Simpkins (Kate Winslet), two women who temporarily exchange their homes to escape heartbreak during the holiday season. Iris was in love with her boss for many years but now when she hears that he’s engaged to another women she thinks that she must get away for awhile. Amanda just broke up with her boyfriend Ethan who was cheating her with his secretary, and she wanted also get out from her own life over holidays. So she contacted Iris and they decided to swap homes for two weeks. Iris ends up to Amanda’s Los Angeles home which is huge, beautiful and expensive, while Amanda ends up to Iris’s lovely, little cottage in Surrey, UK. Amanda gets bored after just few hours arriving there and books a flight to home for the next day. Later that night Iris’s brother Graham comes to there without knowing that Iris isn’t home and somehow Amanda and Graham end up sleeping together. Meanwhile Iris is enjoying Amanda’s house and she meets Amanda’s friend Miles and they starts to spend some time together. She also meets Arthur Abbott, the old men who’s standing lost at the corner and Iris helped him home. Iris finds out that Arthur was a screenwriter back in old days and they become fast friends. I could tell you a lot more about this movie but if i would, it wouldn’t be so great to watch that after you would already know everything that happens in this movie..
I have seen this movie for many times already and I think that it’s every time as good as it was at the first time. This is that kind of movie that I have to see every Christmas holiday. It’s just every years tradition. The cast in this movie is great! So many good actresses in one movie. And the story line is good too. I especially like the parts in the movie where Iris and Miles are playing music and the parts where they show the place where Iris lives in Surrey, it just looks amazing. I just really love this movie and I recommend this movie to everyone, you have to watch this at least once in your lifetime.