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Last Holiday (Full Screen Edition) Starring: Ranjit Chowdhry, LL Cool J, Giancarlo Esposito, Timothy Hutton, Queen Latifah $11.99 Features:
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Editorial Review:
Enjoy Yourself ... It's Later Than You Think! It's advice to follow for shy New Orleans cookware salesclerk Georgia Byrd (Oscar® nominee* Queen Latifah) when her doctor informs her that she has less than a month to live. With news like that, it's time to give your life a serious makeover! So Georgia jets off on a dream vacation to live life like there's no tomorrow. Enjoy hearty laughs and rollicking comedic misadventures when Georgia shakes up a glamorous European resort spa while enthusiastically embracing a new look ... new moves ... and a new attitude! LL Cool J is the handsome suitor back home who's not about to let Georgia slip away. And Timothy Hutton, Gerard Depardieu, Alicia Witt and Giancarlo Esposito also star in this comedy hit that makes the good times last forever.
Queen Latifah demonstrates her loose, easy charm in Last Holiday, a remake of the 1950 comedy with Alec Guinness. Though at first glance it's hard to imagine anyone less like Alec Guinness than Queen Latifah, they both communicate a world of inner thought with nothing more than a sly sideways glance. Georgia Byrd (Latifah), a department store employee, leads a life of frustrated desires--particularly for a bashful salesman from the outdoor furnishings department (LL Cool J, Deep Blue Sea). But when she learns she only has a few weeks left to live, Georgia gathers her money, quits her job, and flies to a swank European resort she's always dreamed of visiting. Naturally, her new carelessness with money and fearless candor lead everyone around her--including her senator (Giancarlo Esposito, Do The Right Thing) and her former boss (Timothy Hutton, Ordinary People)--to think she's a mover and shaker. Last Holiday unfolds the way you expect it to (dozens of movies and TV shows have similar plots), but Latifah and the capable cast keep it alive. Also featuring Alicia Witt (The Upside of Anger), Jane Adams (Happiness), and the ever-dependable Gerard Depardieu (Cyrano de Bergerac) as a passionate chef. --Bret Fetzer
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 
The Queen of Entertainment: 
Queen Latifah is the Queen of Entertainment! She is so multi-talented. I love watching her feel good movie. This movie is light hearted with a dash of comedy, romance, and drama all stirred in, a real chick flick!.
Have watched this movie over and over again! Great:
The Last Holiday is just Great. It's funny! Queen Latifah is great as is the whole cast!
Very, Very Funny: 
I checked this out of the library not knowing much about it and really not expecting much. I was pleased to find that it was actually a very good movie. I could have done without the sprinkling of profanity here and there, but other than that it was great. Very, very funny. In fact, even my husband (who rarely laughs at anything) was chuckling quite a bit and said "cute movie" after it was over. Believe me, that is rare. :D
Overall, the acting was great and while I would not particularly classify...more info
Possibilities:
It is a great family movie about Georgia,who after being told has only 3 weeks to live, finally starts living her life. And from Georgia's book of possibilities her wonderful adventure begins and her life is never the same again. Funny, smart and sooo touching, you'd want to see this movie again and again!
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