Last Holiday

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Last Holiday

PG-13

Released Jan 13, 2006

1h 52m

Comedy

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The discovery that she has a terminal illness prompts introverted saleswoman Georgia Byrd (Queen Latifah) to reflect on what she realizes has been an overly cautious life. So Georgia withdraws her life savings and jets off to Europe where she lives like a millionaire. Upbeat and passionate, Georgia charms everybody she meets, including renowned Chef Didier (Gérard Depardieu). The only one missing from her new life is her longtime crush Sean Matthews (LL Cool J).

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Critics Consensus

Although Queen Latifah's bountiful life-affirming spirit permeates the film, director Wayne Wang is unable to revive this remake with any real flair.

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Keith Phipps

AV Club

For a film ostensibly about how life means nothing without adventure and unpredictability, Last Holiday all feels as preordained as the film-ending Emeril cameo.

Rated: C-

Nov 27, 2006

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Trevor Johnston

Time Out

It's not exactly distinguished, but pleasantly warm-hearted, and the sort of thing you might enjoy on afternoon TV when laid up with the flu.

Jun 24, 2006

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Anna Smith

Empire Magazine

Money can buy you happiness in this inferior remake - although its makeover storyline may please fans of The Princess Diaries et al.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 1, 2006

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Brandon Collins

Medium Popcorn

LL Cool J's performance is so out of control that it's the only entertaining thing about this film.

Rated: 2/5

May 7, 2021

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Justin Brown

Medium Popcorn

This movie was NOT good. The story was completely insane and illogical.

Rated: 1/5

May 7, 2021

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Here I am, today, sitting here remembering Georgia, smiling, hearing Georgia's words and, most of all, feeling good about life.

Rated: 3.0/4.0

Sep 13, 2020

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Stephen C

Funny in 1 hour and 52 minutes!!!!!!!!!! Rated PG-13 for Sexual References!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $38,400,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/30/25

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Ben B

Lovely film. People complaining it's illogical and unrealistic, that's part of it. It's a nice story, entertaining all the way through, Queen Latifa was brilliant throughout.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/14/25

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Joel Adrian P

Simple, funny nostalgia movie

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/25/25

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thiago s

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, a história é fraca, os personagens são fracos, e a queen latifah não foi boa como protagonista nesse filme, e nem as cenas salvaram o filme.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/26/25

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Kevin P

A surprisingly sweet slice-of-life romcom that moves way from the expected clichés and focuses more on making the most of our limited time on earth. Hell, even the characters you assume are going to be stock villain caricatures end up getting redeemed and inspired by Queen Latifah's character. I'd almost say she ends up being a magic n*gro trope, but thankfully the whole focus of the film is her finally making herself happy in what she believes to be her final 3 weeks of life. I love that there's no liar reveal and it's straight up refused when the "reveal" happens. It's not exactly hilarious, but it is inspiring and very, very cozy.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/27/25

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Iamv P

I love this movie... It inspired me to keep reminded of my dreams and act on making them a reality. Life is too short to put things off for later. I love the idea of documenting possibilities in your life. The more you see it, the more that you will want to make it real.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/24/24

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Wayne Wang

Director

Queen Latifah

Georgia Byrd

Gérard Depardieu

Chef Didier

LL Cool J

Sean Matthews

Timothy Hutton

Matthew Kragen

Giancarlo Esposito

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Synopsis

The discovery that she has a terminal illness prompts introverted saleswoman Georgia Byrd (Queen Latifah) to reflect on what she realizes has been an overly cautious life. So Georgia withdraws her life savings and jets off to Europe where she lives like a millionaire. Upbeat and passionate, Georgia charms everybody she meets, including renowned Chef Didier (Gérard Depardieu). The only one missing from her new life is her longtime crush Sean Matthews (LL Cool J).

Director: Wayne Wang
Producer: Laurence Mark, Jack Rapke
Screenwriter: Peter Seaman, Jeffrey Price
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Sexual References)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 13, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 20, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $38.4M
Runtime: 1h 52m

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