Last Holiday

 

Last Holiday 2006

• Director: Wayne Wang
• Seen by this director: Maid in Manhattan, Anywhere but Here, Smoke
• Based on book: no
• Cast: Queen Latifah, LL Cool J, Timothy Hutton, Giancarlo Esposito, Alicia Witt, Gérard Depardieu
• Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
• Queen Latifah – The Secret Life of Bees, Hairspray, Stranger than Fiction, Chicago, Sphere, Jungle Fever
• Timothy Hutton – The Ghost Writer, Mimzy, Secret Window, Beautiful Girls, Iceman, Daniel, Ordinary People
• Giancarlo Esposito – The Maze Runner, Breaking Bad, Rabbit Hole, Sherrybaby, De-railed, Homicide Life on the Street, The Usual Suspects, Mo’ Better Blues, Do the Right Thing, Desperately Seeking Susan
• Gérard Depardieu – too many
• Why? Queen Latifah
• Seen: 25 December 2024    

       Georgia (QL) works in a department store. She’s sweet on Sean (LLCJ), he’s sweet on her but she’s told she has a rare brain tumour and has three weeks to live so she cashes in pension plan and savings and takes off for Europe.

         I like QL but I don’t much like the film. All that offensive luxury and fawning people. And I really don’t like Depardieu.

        Oh, right, the moral of the story, money isn’t everything. What a surprise.

        Sorry, QL, you’re the only reason to watch this. Well, LLCJ is cool, too. Pun intended.

2½ * of 5