Holiday (1938)
Free-thinking Johnny Case finds himself betrothed to a millionaire's daughter. When her family, with the exception of black-sheep Linda and drunken Ned, want Johnny to settle down to big business, he rebels (imdb)
Genres: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Directed By: George Cukor
Written By: Philip Barry, Donald Ogden Stewart
Starring: Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, Edward Everett Horton, Henry Kolker, Lew Ayres, Doris Nolan, Jean Dixon
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Holiday belongs to 35 collections
1. Criterion Collection (public: moderated by caffe - 154 stars)
2. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2008 revision) (public: moderated by Scottathon - 38 stars)
3. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2010 revision) (public: moderated by MMAlpha - 32 stars)
4. Netflix Instant (public: moderated by somnivore - 28 stars)
5. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2014 revision) (public: moderated by Jehan - 27 stars)
6. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2012 revision) (public: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 25 stars)
7. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2017 revision) (public: moderated by iconogassed - 21 stars)
8. They Shoot Pictures' Recommended Viewing (public: moderated by Cinephile - 18 stars)
9. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2013 revision) (public: moderated by rant1229 - 16 stars)
10. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2011 revision) (public: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 14 stars)
11. Best of criticker: Drama (public: moderated by avgcrtckr - 14 stars)
12. Remake (public: moderated by td888 - 8 stars)
13. Screwball (public: moderated by Nouilles - 6 stars)
14. David Thomson's 1000 Films (public: moderated by MMAlpha - 6 stars)
15. Best of criticker: Comedy (public: moderated by avgcrtckr - 5 stars)
16. 100 Noteworthy Films of the Romantic Comedy Genre and Beyond (public - 5 stars)
17. Best of Classic Old Hollywood (pre-70s) (public: moderated by 90sCoffee - 5 stars)
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Emir Han | 91 92% |
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| Feb 06 | dracular | 35 23% |
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Delightful in just about every way. Cukor's got a real feel for developing atmosphere--everything about the extended scene (and really every scene) in the playroom is soaked with yearning for something long past that maybe could be again. Grant is great, Ayres is tragically magnificent, but the superstar here is Hepburn, who I've never liked this much.
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| Dec 21, 2020 | wimcalp | 95 97% |
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While not as constantly funny as other Grant-Hepburn movies, this one has that eye-winking charm that, although a bit preachy in a few parts, keeps you entertained. I know the "real" story is more important, but I would have loved a spinoff movie about some of the side characters.
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Iulius E. S. | 80 59% |
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Criterion compares this to Philadelphia Story; I had high expectations for PS but not for Holiday so I enjoyed this more. Cary Grant is a lot more lively here. This film makes a lot more sense in context of Depression. They should have dropped more hints about Julia not being the right fit. Instead her turn at the end felt abrupt and rushed to allow Katharine Hepburn to move in. Both women's hat game on point. Fav scene: Hepburn playing with the giraffe.
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| Feb 22, 2020 | noracharles | 82 65% |
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Grant and Hepburn's second pairing immediately following "Bringing Up Baby" isn't as manically entertaining as the Hawks's flick, but has the effortless charm that so many comedies of this decade have.
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noiz | 80 84% |
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Jimmy Suede | 60 26% |
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Another heavy-handed tribute to throwing off the repressive yokes of expectations and money-making. Possibly more meaningful at the time, I find the unrealistic lack of subtlety tiresome. However, some fun characters save the movie and make it watchable. And for me, only Cary Grant can bring energy enough to handle Katherine Hepburn for an enjoyable movie experience (sorry, Spencer Tracy).
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| Dec 20, 2017 | bennick218 | 81 66% |
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Not really a comedy, grant is what you'd expect but it winds up being hepburns movie and im ok with that. After a bit of mild fun it abruptly takes on a heavier tone and becomes a much better drama with humor than trying to be a lighthearted grant movie. Ayres begins out of place but becomes amazing, esp a scene between him and hepburn where her emotions are spelled out in the scene without ever being openly expressed. Ends with typical sudden hollywood bow of the era
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| Sep 20, 2017 |  |
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I did like the cheekbones
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| Aug 03, 2017 | Guepard | 82 13% |
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| Jul 01, 2017 | Jtucker10101 | 80 63% |
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More of a Grant-Hepburn vehicle than a particularly hilarious screwball comedy. But they're great together, and the story is well-written.
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These old-timey romantic dramas are often so by-the-book, I can't be bothered with them. So it was pleasing to find that towards the end of Holiday, the main characters enter a grey area of indecision which brings the film back in touch with reality, perhaps even feeling relevant today (if you are in a similar period of life). Cary Grant is always so suave; Hepburn irrepressibly whip-smart. These two conform to these expectations once again and therein lies the delight. The rest is so-so.
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This is not a comedy. For some reason I just couldn't get in to this. The dialogue is pretty bad in some places and the whole final 15 or so minutes were a chore to sit through.
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| Jun 20, 2016 | CesarCastag (CinePlayers.com) | 100 95% |
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The acting and the direction are perfect. I'm particularly taken with some of Lew Ayres' scenes with Katherine Hepburn. IMHO better than The Philadelphia Story.
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Star Rating: ★★★★★
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Romantic comedy from back when romantic comedies were nice. Although I am not convinced by Grant as a backflip-doing free-thinking feller who's not interested in making money, and Hepburn is equally unconvincing dreamy girl, it doesn't hold back sweet story of choosing dreams over practicality for me. Psychology of the rich family relationships rings true. Ned, alcoholic brother, is the most likeable and interesting character.
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| Sep 17, 2014 | angela79at | 50 49% |
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An unabashedly progressive Hollywood comedy where the most likable character is a drunk? Cukor is sort of amazing.
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Katharine Hepburn looked half trapped within the play structure of her role. Well, thats the critique for most of the actors here. On the other hand this had the always dynamic Cary Grant. Do I really have to cooperate why thats a good thing? No. He brings the life. But why the hell is this considered a screwball comedy?! It's deeply serious, full of depression. This is a bitter struggle between being oneself or being what someone else wants one to be.
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