The Holiday

Continuing the tradition of the New Year's Day `light and fluffy' film tradition in 2007 was The Holiday.
I guess I wasn't expecting it to be anything more than your standard romantic comedy so I was pleasantly surprised when it turned out to be well above average.
A great cast helps in films like this and The Holiday has one. With Kate Winslet, Cameron Diaz, Jude Law and Jack Black the charm and presence on screen makes up for just about any flaw in the well tried concept.
Winslet, as British reporter Iris, and Diaz as Hollywood film trailer producer Amanda, swap houses for Christmas when their love lives take a turn for the worse.
You can work out what is likely to happen from just seeing the poster. It's all been done before, most notably in Love Actually a few years back, but The Holiday stands up pretty well against it. As I said the charm of the main actors (and a couple of support actors) take the film a long way, it's quite funny and very accessible. There's also a funny cameo from Dustin Hoffman to look out for.
In all, a great start to 2007 movie-wise. Above average for the genre and worthy of an 8 out of 10.