Review of Holiday (1975) by Keenan S — 13 Apr 2018

Holiday is the oft-forgotten Katharine Hepburn/Cary Grant collaboration that is usually overshadowed by Bringing Up Baby and The Philadelphia Story. It's a shame, really, as Holiday deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as those two comedy masterpieces.

Johnny is a well to do guy, but despite his wealth remains likable and down to earth who is about to marry a rich girl named Julia. As they prepare for the wedding, he meets Julia's sister, Linda, who has never quite fit in with her rich family.

She, too, much like Johnny, is down to earth and never pretentious. The two become friends, but start to grow closer as the story goes on. You know where it's gonna go - original, it is not. However, when you have the star power of Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant performing and George Cukor directing, magic is bound to happen.

Holiday is a warm-hearted, delightful, gut-bustingly funny romantic comedy from beginning to end. It's perfectly made, perfectly refined, superbly performed feel-good entertainment that can't help but melt even the iciest of hearts.

Holiday is among the greatest comedies I've ever seen, and it's such a tragedy that it isn't more widely acknowledged.