One of my all time favorites.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

This is a good movie, and I enjoyed Queen Latifah in her starring role as a doomed (well, sort of) character on a final fling. She's a good actress! However, in my view, the film was missing something -- a spark -- the spark of romance. Yes, she and LL Cool J's characters love each other, but we see that in the beginning and end, and almost not at all throughout the main body of the film. I think that was a mistake. It's kinda difficult to have a love story without the two people who are in love being together much.On the other hand, Queen's character did not put Timothy Hutton's boss character down, as she could have, and as some directors and screenwriters would probably have wanted the character to do. But that would have been low class. And here, Queen's character is not low class. Good job director and screenwriter(s).There's little to criticize with the acting here. Not that it's stellar, but it is solid. As already mentioned, Queen does nicely. LL Cool J has matured as an actor since this film; he does okay here, but is not a stand out. Timothy Hutton does nicely as the "villain" here; plays it about right. I don't usually care much for Gérard Depardieu, but he does nicely here as the European chef. And, Alicia Witt does reasonably well as the love interest with Hutton.This could have been a much better film...and probably made a profit...had they played up the love interest more between Queen and LL. But, it is what it is, and I've watched it twice now and enjoyed it both times. A "7", but only barely.

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.Queen Latifah exudes charisma and warmth which enlivens this old feel-good formula. It's fun, it's charming, and it's cliché. Timothy Hutton does a sleazy retail magnate. LL Cool J is very personable and sexy. Gérard Depardieu actually has fun acting opposite the Queen. In the end, any positivity comes from her beautiful personality. And that's what makes this such a delight.

This movie was great because so many times in life we play it safe and then one day we get a number of how many days we have to live then we want to live it up and do everything we wanted to do in our lifetime. That what Georgia bird did she spent her life savings to go where she always wanted to go eat where she wanted eat and do things she wanted to do. And at the end marry who she wanted to marry. And open the business she had passion for. working for herself instead of some lame department store. While she was on her voyage she met people that she knew but not personally knew them. like the owner of her department store and the senator and the other woman. I would recommend this movie especially to those who have a terminal illness.

Last Holiday with Queen Latifah reminded me of Doris Day movies--even though the plot twists are more than a bit implausible, you let that slide because you enjoy seeing her reactions and you want things to work out right for her in the end.I especially enjoyed three moments in this film: 1. The Czech hotel bellman rushes up to Queen L and says something terrible has happened. She, being sarcastic, replies something like, "Mr. Kragen has jumped off the hotel roof? The bellman replies, "A pity, but no. He's still on the ledge."2. There's a montage of Queen L receiving various beauty treatments in the hotel spa while the background music is a slowed tempo version of West Side Story's "I Feel Pretty." At one point in the montage, a small spa employee starts beating the bare skin of Queen L with a large bouquet of some kind of green flowers or weeds. You see Queen L's pained reaction, then she takes the bouquet and starts whacking the spa attendant with it, then the spa attendant is shown saying something like, "With love. With love." and continues whacking Latifah with the bouquet but more gently.3. The ending sequence showing what happens to the main characters is hilarious.