Holiday in the Wild
Published December 8, 2019
Film info
- Title Holiday in the Wild
- Director Ernie Barbarash
- Year 2019
- Run time 1hr 26m
- Genres Comedy, Romance
- Tagline A romance off the beaten path
When her husband abruptly ends their marriage, empty nester Kate embarks on a solo second honeymoon in Africa, finding purpose - and potential romance.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 2:12 | I really don’t like that the women have to remember all the family facts. Mostly because I’d be useless at it. |
| 4:56 | “I’m not unhappy.” |
| 6:03 | Their apartment is massive. Love it! |
| 9:48 | He’s a nosy, nosy man. |
| 11:55 | Doesn’t make sense to call the plane Kirk, though. Surely should be the Enterprise? |
| 16:22 | “Nobody in the world needs ivory. Except an elephant.” |
| 19:24 | Oh my god, the elephants are adorable. |
| 25:25 | I’m not so keen on all the night noises though. |
| 32:16 | Safari must be amazing. |
| 37:27 | I don’t think I’ve ever looked through a telescope. Just realised. |
| 40:32 | Spot of dark mode for emails there. |
| 44:37 | “I’m gonna go see my elephant.” |
| 49:13 | Roy is a hilarious name for an elephant. |
| 56:21 | I can never remember all the reindeers. |
| 1:03:51 | “Can’t run away forever… so they tell me.” |
| 1:09:54 | Why wasn’t he doing a music degree in the first place?? |
| 1:19:32 | Baby elephants running is the cutest. |
Thoughts
This is a really lovely Sunday afternoon movie - gentle but emotional, with a good story but no crazy heart-wrenching moments. I dreaded that third act twist that would ruin everything before the happy ending but thankfully it wasn’t bad at all.
The duo have good chemistry that develops as the movie goes on, and I quite liked their bickering dialogue. And you just can’t beat all the adorable elephants and the people that do their best for them.
Rating: 5 / 5
