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Her latest disappointment (Edward Burns) has her wondering if the more successful a woman is, the less desirable she must be.Īmanda uses the computer not for searching out other rejects, mind you, but rather for comfort to vent her angst with another like-minded professional of the same sex who might be having a bad go of it with men, just like herself. Where does a frustrated woman go when she’s having bad luck with men? In the case of successful career professional Amanda (Cameron Diaz) she resorts to that high-tech communication device known as the Internet.
Sheeeesh, I’m starting to sound too sensitive, I think. OK, maybe some men are clueless, but in “The Holiday” there is also hope and rebirth. Normally I would have written this feature off as yet another in the “chick flick” category, and you may come to that conclusion yourself, sure, but unlike the Lifetime network, there’s no horrible death or “all men are bad” syndrome going on here.
Her past efforts have yielded “Something’s Gotta Give” and, well, “What Women Want.” What do they want anyway? Love, emotional support and someone who cares are a few of the basics, I’m assuming.Īnd just in time for the holidays, Nancy has given us just that: “The Holiday.” And Nancy does know what women want, apparently. Entertainment / Iris (Kate Winslet) swaps homes for the holiday, only to meet a local guy (Jack Black) in "The Holiday."ĭirector/writer Nancy Meyers knows a thing or two when it comes to tapping into that feminine emotion.
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