Alicia Witt, Cynthia LeBlanc, Elton LeBlanc

Georgia Byrd lives a small life tucked inside big dreams. A shy cookware salesperson for a New Orleans retail outlet, she handles knives and skillets with the flair of a master chef. But when Georgia ...( read more  read more... )learns her days are numbered, she throws caution to the wind and embarks on a dream holiday vacation to a grand resort in Europe. There, thinking she has nothing to lose, Georgia undergoes a metamorphosis - and her transformation affects everyone around her. Georgia's newly uninhibited personality shakes up staff and guests alike, including a venerate chef as well as a retail magnate who becomes convinced she's a rival intent on sabotaging his business plans. From snowy slopes to spectacular spas, delectable dinners to midnight balls, Georgia is going to live a lifetime of fun in just a few weeks.

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112 critics

PG-13, 1 hr. 52 min.

Directed by: Wayne Wang

Release Date: January 13, 2006

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DVD Release Date: May 2, 2006

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  • June 10, 2008
    ''I didn't come here to make an impression on anybody, I just came here to blow every last cent I had.''


    After she's diagnosed with a terminal illness, a shy woman decides to take a European vacation.

    Queen Latifah: Georgia Byrd

    LL Cool J: Sean Matthew...( read more)s

    Last Holiday is the remake of Joe Versus The Volcano, it's apparent as soon as the plot becomes known. Said person develops life threatening ailment leads life altering changes and decisions that are rash and fulfilling to fill in the time she has left to live. Then as the plot goes on and her new friends find out her problem it's fun and quirky despite its unoriginality. She finds there was a mistake and in fact shes not ill at all, finding love and happiness along the way, The End...

    Queen Latifah does a good job in a comedy film that shes done numerous times before, that's down to earth and funny.
    Gérard Depardieu, Giancarlo Esposito, plays her new friends.
    Timothy Hutton is the cynical nemesis who acts the complete prick in this.

    LH is a typical comedy feel good movie that doesn't attempt to hide what it is. One for rainy days or quiet evenings, that you could watch over and over and it still remains some good wholesome fun.

    Comical Feel Good Flick!
  • December 7, 2007
    predictable
  • September 21, 2007
    kinda like pink panther... na not really not at all
  • August 31, 2007
    Queen Latifah dominates this character. Fantastic. LL Cool J is so freakin' hot...
  • July 24, 2007
    love the Queen, in my eyes anything she does is great, she's one of my Idols
  • November 12, 2009
    I do the same thing in her shoes. I would enjoy life to the MAX. Especially if you meet or have a crush on someone you like looking at and end up with in the long run.. But I would also be upset if someone mixed up my medical records like they did with hers.
  • November 10, 2009
    Love it, things can fall into place, when you thinks it's all over, great movie.
  • November 6, 2009
    Talmente prevedibile da far imbarazzo.
  • November 2, 2009
    bad film with sooooo much predicatability
  • October 31, 2009
    oh, it was a clever comedy :) i love Gerard in every films. but i like this comedy, too. it teaches us to go out daily rutine which we cannot see and we die one of day and we don`t do that we want to do every our lifetime. i thank the film staff! and it was very funny and wonde...( read more)rfull dishes from chief Gerard Depardeu:) i liked Karlovi Vari . i dislike winter and cold but the snow looked so fine!

Critic Reviews


January 13, 2006
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle

A mild, fangless, forgettable thing that entertains some and offends little, barring one obnoxious subcontinental stereotype and a cloying urge to make everybody chipper at the end. full review

January 13, 2006
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

The pace drags, the stunt double work is obvious and the slapstick, especially a ski-hill scene, is contrived and extended. full review

January 12, 2006
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

There are some funny gags interspersed among the undistinguished ones, but Wang's direction has little snap or wit, and the movie overall is too fixated on the laborious task of massaging our universa... full review

January 12, 2006
Claudia Puig, USA Today

The frothy Last Holiday serves its purpose: amusing escapism. full review

January 12, 2006
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Last Holiday plays like a hug. When a movie can do that, a strange transformation takes place. full review

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  • ohte09smile
    March 23, 2007
    Queen juss showed one of her best talents in this movie. Yeh this was good.
  • kindangel19
    September 10, 2006
    Amazing movie! Funny and sad! Made me cry and smile too! Nice ending!
  • jerrynation
    July 13, 2006
    "The next time will laugh more, will love more and . . ." Thats a line of the principal character when she notice shes enjoying now she knows is just days to her death.
    I cry with this movie. Is a great respond to the heart. You will laugh, you will cry, you will love, youll learn and look back but over all things you will look up to the future and said now it's time. Everyone rent or buy this movie You wont regret it.
    And Queen Latifah is a total Diva a goddess in every thing she does, she give a terrific performance that anyone out there could done it better than her.
  • bluemonkey10
    June 30, 2006
    i love this movie its really funny!
  • JesusOnlyKnows19
    June 22, 2006
    Want to see it!
  • skiordie
    May 22, 2006
    mehhh

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