Last Holiday
Georgia Byrd (Queen Latifah) is a wanna-be chef who sells cookware in New Orleans, when she's informed by those in the know that she's got four months to live. She thinks 'stuff this' and embarks on a dream holiday vacation to a grand resort in Europe. There, with nothing to lose, she underes a metamorphosis. Her shy persona bubbles up into a new, un-inhibited, self - determined to make her final days a fun-a-rama.
Re-make of the 1950s English film starring Alec Guiness. Evenly received by critics, well received at the US box office.
- Director:
- Wayne Wang (Maid In Manhatten)
- Writer:
- Jeffrey PricePeter S. Seaman
- Cast:
- Queen LatifahLL Cool JTimothy HuttonGerard DepardieuGiancarlo Esposito
Reviews & comments
Roger Ebert
press( out of 4) "Last Holiday" is a movie that takes advantage of the great good nature and warmth of Queen Latifah, and uses it to transform a creaky old formula into a comedy that is just plain lovable. To describe the plot is to miss the point, because this plot could have been made into countless movies not as funny and charming as this one.
New Zealand Herald
pressQueen Latifah lifts her game after the disastrous Taxi and average Beauty Shop, stealing the show with a warm and surprisingly engaging performance in this run of the mill tragi-romantic comedy....
Roger Ebert
press( out of 4) "Last Holiday" is a movie that takes advantage of the great good nature and warmth of Queen Latifah, and uses it to transform a creaky old formula into a comedy that is just plain lovable. To describe the plot is to miss the point, because this plot could have been made into countless movies not as funny and charming as this one.
New Zealand Herald
pressQueen Latifah lifts her game after the disastrous Taxi and average Beauty Shop, stealing the show with a warm and surprisingly engaging performance in this run of the mill tragi-romantic comedy....
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