I normally would never ever watch Lifetime. It’s just not my channel (I’m more of an HBO girl). BUT. My roommate noticed on the guide that The Holiday was playing on Lifetime and since we hadn’t had a chance to watch it this past holiday season, we sat down and watched it from start to finish with a few glasses of Pinot Noir.
And a few hours later, after the New Year’s Eve scene, I am smiling to myself and writing this post.
First of all, it is just freaking phenomenal! And secondly, I can’t believe it came out in 2006! What a lifetime ago 2006 seems, but the film still feels fresh and new. I love so many different elements of the film- too many for me to blabber on about here (okay fine: Graham with his girls, Iris with Arthur Abbot, old hollywood tributes, all the cameos, the trailers for fake blockbusters, the beautifully decorated interiors, the trailer voice narrating Amanda’s life, the excessive pausing at quaint gates, the “meet cute”, and most of all the subtle messages in the script) but there are a few pearls of romance & wisdom that the character Arthur Abbott shared that I just had to repeat:
“She had real gumption. She was the girl I always wrote.”
“Iris, in the movies, we have leading ladies and we have the best friend. You, I can tell, are a leading lady, but for some reason, you’re behaving like the best friend.”
Such a fabulous film. If you haven’t seen it yet, you need to go out and get it right now. You’ll be happy you did :)
xx
Tags: Arthur Abbott, lifetime, movies, The Holiday, Words to Live By
I love The Holiday, I watch it when I am really down and when it ends, I am all to ready to view life differently. It always boosts me up. I dont understand why such films dont come these days!!!
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