Amanda gets a pleasant surprise, however, when Iris’ attractive, heavily intoxicated brother Graham (Jude Law) shows up on her doorstep one night and, in a rare moment of spontaneity, she seduces him. Some fish-out-of-water comedy ensues, as Iris basks in the luxury of Amanda’s BevHills estate while Amanda, having relocated to the snowy English countryside, has trouble driving on the left side of the street. After some rather unconvincing cyber-chitchat, the two women, both in desperate need of an escape, impulsively agree to swap homes for the holidays. Iris (Kate Winslet) is a sweet-natured London journalist who’s been smitten for years with her caddish co-worker Jasper (Rufus Sewell), while Amanda (Cameron Diaz) is a Los Angeles career woman whose fiercely self-made status has pushed away many a boyfriend, including her latest (Edward Burns).įlitting between the characters so as to accentuate their differences - Winslet’s Iris is totally adorable, Diaz’s Amanda is a total pill - the pic contrives a serendipitous meeting on the Internet. Packaging two fanciful romances for the price of one, “The Holiday” introduces two women from opposite sides of the pond, alike only in their mutual bad luck with men.
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