Watching the Holiday (again) and noticed something daft.

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When Jude Law's character Graham is getting calls from Sophie and Olivia. What dcs that age would have phones? It proper niggled me.

I probably thought it last time I watched but noticed it more so tonight.

Apart from that I love it. Those dcs are so cute. And when they're in the bed tent, adorable ❤️

I always thought they were calling from the home landline! It’s a very old movie!!!

Good point. I was just typing a response to say it would have been his MIL or DM calling, or childminder etc. But then why would the names come up separately on his phone...

Ah well. Do you know what always bugged me the most about The Holiday - how Jack Black (bless 'im) was so horribly miscast as a joint romantic lead. He's a great actor but (imo) this was all wrong for him - Kate Winslet is fabulous and manage to draw up some chemistry with his character from deep down in her shoes somewhere, but he seemed all wrong to me. There must have been a hundred other US actors to cast instead!

I want to know who is looking after the kids when Jude is on his nights out/the pub/crashing on his sister's sofa/taking Cameron to the pub. Because when Cameron comes to the house, one of the kids say something like 'we never have girls here'.

So who is the Nanny? And if mummy has died, wouldn't you think aunty (ie Kate Winslet) would be round the house a lot. And yet, it seems not....

That's what bugs me about that movie!

His parents! They mention it at some point.

Ah, I must have missed that (I've only seen it like a million times 😂)

And the bit where they say famous Bristolian Cary Grant was from Surrey. So easy to check, and yet they left it in...

Yes Jack Black was miscast.

Eee that's shocking about Cary Grant !

It doesn't do to question films like this. Best not to ask !

The whole timeline of the old fella learning to walk again is ridiculous.

I watched this (again) the other day and suddenly noticed a glaring error. When Graham gives Cameron Diaz a lift in his car, there are no child seats or child stuff in it! No crisps mashed into the seats or wellies in the footwells.

This is a joke yes?

His middle name was Lazarus though 😅

I know I do try not to

What, children over the age of 3 didn’t legally need a car seat till 2006, so the movie was made well before this.

and who keeps their car filthy like that or their kids wellies in it?

What bugs me is that he’s a book editor and has a massive, beautiful home. Not on that salary he wouldn’t!

Successful and senior book editors are very well paid.

What annoys me most is Cameron Diaz coning out of the kitchen with the plate of party at the end. No, Cameron, no!!!!!

I think Jack was cast well. He wasn’t supposed to be some standard handsome dashing man. He was the opposite of Rufus Sewell. He also had his heart broken by the actress played by Shannon Sossamon so it would make sense to have a more average Joe.

I guess his wife had good life insurance

Haha we watched this last night and I thought the exact same!

Totally agree about Jack Black, he gives me the ick so much in this film.

I thought the bit with Cameron diaz drunk driving was really irresponsible. They seem to do that quite a lot in American shows!

I think that's sort of the point with Jack Black though. He's not supposed to be a bona fide character, he's supposed to be the typical 'good guy'.

All the time.

People always drink drive in the US though.