Last Holiday (Widescreen Edition)

Buy This Item Last Holiday (Widescreen Edition) by Paramount  Available from Amazon  $10.99  on 8-6-2008     Enjoy Yourself … It's Later Than You Think! It's advice to follow for shy New Orleans cookware salesclerk Georgia Byrd (Oscar® nominee* Queen Latifah) when her doctor informs her that she has less than a month to live. With news like that, it's time to give your life a serious makeover! So Georgia jets off on a dream vacation to live life like there's no tomorrow. Enjoy hearty laughs and rollicking comedic misadventures when Georgia shakes up a glamorous European resort spa while enthusiastically embracing a new look … new moves … and a new attitude! LL Cool J is the handsome suitor back home who's not about to let Georgia slip away. And Timothy Hutton, Gerard Depardieu, Alicia Witt and Giancarlo Esposito also star in this comedy hit that makes the good times last forever. Reader Reviews `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.

Last Holiday (Widescreen Edition) Available from Amazon Price: $10.99 Updated on 8-6-2008.

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