Bringing Down the House (film)
2003
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Last Holiday. TRAILER. 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...
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When ordinary middle-class salesman George Bird (Alec Guinness) is diagnosed with a rare and fatal illness, he decides to spend his few remaining days in luxury. Cashing in his savings, he buys a...
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- Comedy, Drama
In LAST HOLIDAY, Georgia Byrd (Queen Latifah) sings in her church choir and sells cookware at a department store. An aspiring chef, she also dreams of marrying a handsome coworker Sean (LL Cool J). It takes a dreadful misunderstanding to drive Georgia to act on her desires.
User Reviews. Georgia Byrd (Queen Latifah) is a shy reserved sales clerk, and an amateur chef. She has feelings for co-worker Sean Matthews (LL Cool J). When a CAT scan reveals a terminal illness, she cashes in everything to live it up in Europe at the Grandhotel Pupp where chef Didier (Gérard Depardieu) serves.
Full Review | Original Score: B | Jan 27, 2007. For a film ostensibly about how life means nothing without adventure and unpredictability, Last Holiday all feels as preordained as the film-ending...
Jan 13, 2006 · Last Holiday: Directed by Wayne Wang. With Queen Latifah, LL Cool J, Timothy Hutton, Giancarlo Esposito. Georgia, who leads a life full of unfulfilled desires, is left shocked when she discovers her terminal illness.
Last Holiday is a 2006 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Wayne Wang and written by Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman. The film is loosely based on the 1950 British film of the same name by J. B. Priestley.
Movie Review. Georgia Byrd lives a meek, careful life, watching the world go by safely from the sidelines. She wears frumpy clothes, and even though she’s an excellent cook, she serves her gourmet delights to friends while eating frozen entrées herself.
May 27, 2016 · Last Holiday. Queen Latifah, who once showed promise as a blustery, easily bribed, singin and dancin warden in Chicago stars in a movie you’ve basically seen before. Last Holiday is the story...
Jan 13, 2006 · Georgia Byrd (Queen Latifah) lives a small life tucked inside big dreams. When this shy cookware salesperson for a New Orleans retail outlet learns her days are numbered, she throws caution to the wind and embarks on a dream holiday vacation to a grand resort in Europe. (Paramount)
