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Mar 25, 2008 at 04:55 AM |
 Director :
Wayne Wang
Starring : Queen Latifah, LL Cool J
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The plot of Last Holiday
After she's diagnosed with a terminal illness, Georgia Byrd (Latifah) decides to take a European vacation.
Last Holiday Review
Review by Joe Leydon:
Paramount may be selling slapstick and impudent sass in trailers and TV spots, but "Last Holiday""Last Holiday" is most successful when it is engaging, not uproarious. Glossy amusement is an updated remake of a well-regarded 1950 Brit comedy-drama starring Alec Guinness, improbably retrofitted as a star vehicle for Queen Latifah. Lead's appealing performance and overall feel-good vibe could attract diverse demographics and generate strong word of mouth during a potentially leggy theatrical run.Original pic (scripted by J.B. Priestley) cast Guinness as George Bird, a mousy salesman who doesn't begin to enjoy life until he's told he has just a few weeks to live. Diagnosed with a fatal illness, he impulsively opts to spend his life's savings on a "last holiday" at an expensive resort where he's mistaken for a wealthy wheeler-dealer. As he savors the unfamiliar pleasure of being treated with respect and attentiveness, Bird gradually discovers that he's a much more interesting and adventurous fellow than he ever suspected. Review By Stephanie Zacharek:
Wayne Wang's "Last Holiday" is a movie lost in time and space, and not just because it's a remake of a 1950 Alec Guinness picture. Queen Latifah plays Georgia Byrd, a shy New Orleans department store clerk and skilled amateur cook who, after learning she has only a few weeks to live, empties her savings and books herself into the fancy Czech resort hotel she's always dreamed of visiting. (It's called Grandhotel Pupp, pronounced with a long u, a name that down-to-earth Georgia can't help giggling over.) Georgia is determined to live her last days to the fullest, spending her afternoons mastering crazy sports she never before had the guts to try, and her evenings making up for a lifetime of careful dieting: She takes particular pleasure in sampling the butter- and pork-fat-laced delights of one of her idols, genius chef Didier (played by the charmingly game Gerard Depardieu). |
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