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(1 - 24) of 24 OFCS Rating: 38% Rotten Page   1   3/5 "No amount of ironic gift wrapping can conceal the triteness within, in this double-plotted festive chick flick that is too long by half, and too cloyingly sweet to be healthy."   Channel 4 Film   Anton Bitel C+ "There's a minute glimmer of joy to be had from this frosty piece of cake, but you have to work awfully hard to find it."   OhmyNews.com   Brian Orndorf "The Holiday pretends its happy endings are premised on the women realizing their capacities as leading ladies. Really, what they're doing is finding the "right" men, not quite the same as finding "gumption.""   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 3/4 "An entertaining romp that succeeds on a level of pure escapism."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair 2/4 "Epic love stories are one thing, but this one is intended only to be cute, fluffy and at least a half-hour shorter."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman C+ "No formulaic romantic comedy needs to be over 100 minutes, let alone over 130."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 1.5/4 "If Nancy Meyers were to have sex with James L. Brooks, she still wouldn't have enough of him in her to craft worthwhile material."   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress C- "A far from festive experience...so completely synthetic that there isn't a moment or line of dialogue that has the remotest connection to reality--or to humor, either."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 2/4 "Sloppy writing, an overindulgent editor, and poor casting have taken an intriguing premise and transformed it into an uneven mess."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 10/10 "Click here to read review."   Kinoblog.com   Jaroslav Vishtaljuk 3/10 "It's the equivalent of eating a Spam and ketchup sandwich while watching a Food Network special about the greatest chefs who ever donned an apron."   Planet Sick-Boy   Jon Popick 2.5/5 "A very pretty, safely balanced, sweet and sour film, for some nice bonding time with your other half."   Movies for the Masses   Joseph Proimakis 5/5 "As a voracious consumer of chick media (I like alien shoot 'em ups too!), I tell you that the story arc is extremely surprising & delightful, and that you fellas can feel safe watching this as well."   Cinerina   Karina Montgomery 4/5 "a warm, charming, extremely clever and often hilarious romantic comedy that will be a sure-fire date movie for any guy looking to please his significant other"   7M Pictures   Kevin Carr B "The Holiday works its magic because Meyers invests time in the characters instead of the scenarios."   Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema   Mark Pfeiffer "It really is stunning how at odds the two halves of the movie are. Almost everything on the Diaz side... is weird or uncomfortable or icky or just plain nonsensical, and almost everything on the Winslet side... is smart and cozy and affectionate and just"   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson B+ "It's hard to say whether the movie is being meta in its movie references or just unimaginative and derivative. Probably a little bit of both."   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow 2/4 "To list all the contrivances strewn throughout The Holiday would require more words than are warranted by Nancy Meyers's latest batch of cinematic maple syrup."   Slant Magazine   Nick Schager 2/5 "Nancy Meyers é uma diretora medíocre e uma escritora sem talento."   Cinema em Cena   Pablo Villaca 2.5/5 "Exists in that fantasy Nancy Meyers universe in which a bunch of attractive, wealthy people talk cutely and smartly to each other and find love in all the right places"   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline 3/5 "largely entertains, but has no business being two hours and 15 minutes long"   Filmcritic.com   Sean O'Connell "Meyers' movies would be far less offensive if they were simply shiny, shallow entertainments. But they always read like pronouncements, monitor readings of how 'real' women think and feel."   Salon.com   Stephanie Zacharek 7/10 "Admittedly, this is a chick-flick. Guys may groan but gals are gonna love it. Like 'Love, Actually,' it's the Christmas comedy you've been waiting for."   www.susangranger.com   Susan Granger 0/4 "There are bad movies, and then there are Nancy Meyers movies."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw  (1 - 24) of 24 OFCS Rating: 38% Rotten Page   1