The Holdovers

9.6 -
Updated review 2024: As cozy & funny, & as sad & wistful, as it was the first time I watched it. I’m so happy Da’Vine Joy Randolph earned the Oscar for her performance last year, it’s so well deserved. Between this & Klaus, it’s amazing we’ve been given two all time holiday classics since 2019.

Initial review: an instant holiday classic & future comfort movie. How can something be so sad & wistful, & so warm & cozy, simultaneously? It hits every true emotion of the holidays, & earns every moment. Aesthetically perfect, & carried by 3 A+ performances. Please see it if you can!

I didn’t expect this to be my favorite movie of the year, but I think it is.

It's a beautiful warm story. Reminded me of movies like Dead Poets Society and Good Will Hunting. The acting was phenomenal, I was left speechless afew times from the acting alone. The style it was filmed in was so perfectly, simplistically, nostalgic. It's not just a Christmas movie but a people movie. There's something everyone can relate to. The reason I'm not giving it a higher rating is because every time I thought it was coming to an end, it spun me 360 and started a new mission.

Der Film war so gut☹️ Die beiden hatten eine Vater-Sohn Beziehung, aber gleichzeitig haben sie sich gegenseitig ineinander sehen können. Die Cinematography hab ich auch unnormal geliebt & dass es in den 70er Jahren spielt. Ein Film, der in meiner DVD Sammlung noch vermisst wird!

snowy all the way and yet so incredibly warm..one of my absolute favourites already and should be yours too

Feels like it was made in a different era of films. Such a heartfelt story