Last Holiday (Full Screen Edition)
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In Theaters : 13 January, 2006
DVD Release : 02 May, 2006 |
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Last Holiday (Full Screen Edition) description
Queen Latifah demonstrates her loose, easy charm in Last Holiday, a remake of the 1950 comedy with Alec Guinness. Though at first glance it's hard to imagine anyone less like Alec Guinness than Queen Latifah, they both communicate a world of inner thought with nothing more than a sly sideways glance. Georgia Byrd (Latifah), a department store employee, leads a life of frustrated desires--particularly for a bashful salesman from the outdoor furnishings department (LL Cool J, Deep Blue Sea). But when she learns she only has a few weeks left to live, Georgia gathers her money, quits her job, and flies to a swank European resort she's always dreamed of visiting. Naturally, her new carelessness with money and fearless candor lead everyone around her--including her senator (Giancarlo Esposito, Do The Right Thing) and her former boss (Timothy Hutton, Ordinary People)--to think she's a mover and shaker. Last Holiday unfolds the way you expect it to (dozens of movies and TV shows have similar plots), but Latifah and the capable cast keep it alive. Also featuring Alicia Witt (The Upside of Anger), Jane Adams (Happiness), and the ever-dependable Gerard Depardieu (Cyrano de Bergerac) as a passionate chef. --Bret Fetzer |
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Subdued comedy that targets the heart over the funny-bone...
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Last Holiday', the remake of the 1950 film, has its moments of pure funny, but in the end the one thing I remember most about this film is its heart. Like I've mentioned before, Queen Latifah makes anything worth watching. I just love what she brings to a film and here is no exception; in fact her charm and grace is probably exemplified here more than any other film. As Georgia Byrd she is warm and endearing and finds a place in our hearts from the moment she appears on screen.
Many probably already know the premise of this film. Georgia is a department store employee who has lived a life filled with missed opportunities. She secretly desires fellow employee Sean Matthews but lacks the courage to pursue him. She desires to make something of herself, become a chef; own a restaurant, but she still remains employed to the same jerk of a boss at the same prison of an establishment. And then she bumps her head, and come to find out, she is going to die. With this news she decides to take all her money and go on a well deserved holiday.
She flies out to a beautiful resort in Europe with the plans to spend every last cent on treating herself to the luxuries she was always afraid to experience. She throws caution to the wind and lives what's left of her life to the full. This attracts the attention of a few of the resorts guests, including Matthew Kragen, the man who owns the chain of department stores Georgia worked for. His paranoia over who Georgia may or may not be leads to some of the films funnier moments.
The Queen really delivers here, but doesn't she always. The supporting players all do a fine job as well. I expected to see more of LL, but when he's on the screen you can't look away. Alicia Witt (I just love this girl) does a great job as well. I wish that she would land some better roles though; she seems to be sorely underused. Gerard Depardieu is great, as usual, and Susan Kellerman is hilarious as the nosey maid Gunther. Oscar winner Timothy Hutton plays his paranoid, self absorbed jerk of a character very well. It's nice to see him; it's been a while.
I fully enjoyed myself while watching Last Holiday'. It's a movie that, while we all know the ending before the movie has even begun, we can still become attached to the characters and feel the warmest sympathies for them. Like I mentioned, this is not a laugh riot of a film. The Queen's previous films ( Bringing Down the House' and Taxi' come to mind) are more laugh out loud funny then this one, but its warmth help add layers to the film and make for a very well rounded and memorable movie experience. |
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