The Holiday has been criticized for another glaring and hilarious plot hole.
In the beloved 2006 film, Amanda (Cameron Diaz), a chronically unlucky lover, plans a house swap and spends the holidays at a nice country house in the United Kingdom, which belongs to journalist Iris (Kate Winslet).
Iris, who lives in Surrey, leaves her quaint English home for Amanda’s mansion in Los Angeles and the two lovestruck women fall for an exciting new romance when they meet Graham and Miles.
However, after a series of the film’s mistakes and impractical timelines were revealed over the holiday season, fans noticed another strange detail: Winslet’s scenic drive from LAX to Beverly Hills.
In the scene shared by TikToker camberapp In , Iris’ taxi is seen driving alongside the ocean on the Pacific Coast Highway while enjoying the sun, beach views, and palm trees, something that was mocked by Los Angeles natives.
A video showing the moment was captioned: “Me trying to figure out why Kate Winslet’s character in The Holiday is going south on PCH to get from the airport to Beverly Hills.”
The Holiday has been called out for another blatant and hilarious plot hole.
The beloved 2006 film finds chronically unlucky-in-love Amanda (Cameron Diaz) planning a house swap and vacationing at a cute country house in the United Kingdom, which belongs to journalist Iris (Kate Winslet).
One fan wrote: ‘Did she fly to Burbank? Or receive instructions from Party in the USA?
Others wrote: ‘haha the best part about living in LA is watching all the movies in absolute awe, how they jump around the city in under an hour.
“It’s giving Miley to see the Hollywood sign coming out of LAX.”
‘Or in La La Land when they are in the studio in Burbank and in the next scene they are in the jazz club in Hermosa? Where is the scene of them fighting for their lives in traffic for 2 hours between the 101 and the 405?
‘The taxi driver is scamming her, very common
‘I’ve been wondering that for years
“The taxi driver is increasing that bill.”
Last month, Jude Law burst the bubble when he revealed the secrets of filming his Christmas classic The Holiday on BBC Radio 2 with presenter Zoe Ball and comedian Kerry Godliman on Friday.
However, after a series of the film’s mistakes and impractical timelines were revealed over the holiday season, fans noticed another strange detail: Winslet’s scenic drive from LAX to Beverly Hills.
In the scene shared by TikToker Camberapp, Iris’ taxi is seen driving along the ocean on the Pacific Coast Highway while enjoying the sun, views of the beach and palm trees, something that was mocked by the natives of Los Angels.
Last month, Jude Law ‘burst the bubble’ when he revealed secrets from the filming of his Christmas classic The Holiday on BBC Radio 2 and revealed that Rosehill Cottage (pictured above) never existed.
“So, we were filming here in the winter and every time I walk through that door, we cut and filmed the interiors in Los Angeles about three months later,” Jude (pictured with Cameron) revealed.
Rosehill Cottage became something of a phenomenon after the film’s release, with fans calling it the perfect English dream house for Christmas.
Cameron’s character chose the cabin, the bedroom interior of which is shown in the photo, as an escape from his fast-paced life in the US.
Speaking of the quaint cabin where Amanda spends her holidays, Kerry asked: ‘Can you use Airbnb in that cabin?’, while Zoe replied: ‘I think so’, Jude told them the truth.
‘That cabin doesn’t exist. So the director, who is a bit of a perfectionist, went all over that area and didn’t find the cabin with chocolate boxes that she was looking for,” he revealed.
‘So he rented a field, drew it up and asked someone to build it. But here’s the funny thing if you look at it.
So, we were filming here in the winter and every time I walk through that door, we cut and filmed the interiors in Los Angeles about three months later.
Stunned, Zoe said: ‘We don’t want to hear any more. We can’t stand it,” while Kerry added: “That’s very disturbing.”
Looking embarrassed, Jude replied, “Just bursting the bubble, sorry.”
Although Rosehill Cottage was not real, the cast filmed in the villages of Shere and Godalming in Surrey.
Honeysuckle Cottage in Holmbury St Mary, which was put up for sale in 2021 and is now an Airbnb, provided inspiration for the team who designed it.
Rosehill Cottage became something of a phenomenon after the film’s release, with fans calling it the perfect English dream house for Christmas.
While the outside was lightly covered in snow, the inside had a clawfoot bathtub and a shabby chic kitchen.
In June, Jude confirmed that he would be in the running to star in a sequel to The Holiday.
Speaking with E! News at the Tribeca Festival in New York City, Jude said, “I love the idea.”
Although he admitted he would have to ask writer-director Nancy Meyers first, he added, “Why not?”
Graham is the father of girls Olivia and Sophie, played by Miffy Englefield and Emma Pritchard.
In June, Jude confirmed that he would be in the running to star in a sequel to The Holiday.
Graham’s daughter also falls in love with Amanda when she is accepted into their family.
Even though his on-screen daughters are older, Jude believes the plot could still be revised, adding that he doesn’t think his character has changed much.
“I think Graham still has cardigans and glasses and reads,” he joked. He’s probably really worried about girls, right? The daughters will be 28, 29 years old.