Two women suffering from unfaithful boyfriends swap homes in
California and Britain, respectively, where they each meet a local guy and fall
in love. By unfaithful, I don’t necessarily mean cheating; rather, the cheating
variety can be situated within the larger category of not committing to love
one person completely and with fullness of heart. Such is the plot of The Holiday (2006), a film that is
essentially about five good people. As the three unfaithful people are pruned
out, the viewer is left with an optimistic feeling about human beings being
capable of emotional intimacy.
The full essay is at “The
Holiday.”
