The characters

First of all, this has become my favourite Christmas movie and I watch it several times during the year.

My absolute favourite character is Graham and this is the film that made me fall in love with Jude Law. That he's not afraid to show his emotions about anything makes him so endearing. More importantly, if a man looked at me the way Graham looks at Amanda, well, what wouldn't one do for that?!

My least favourite is Maggie. She's a user, a hanger-on and was with Miles for any number of reasons, none of them good; she didn't deserve him. Although if she wasn't such a terrible person, Iris and Miles may not have gotten together!

Personally, I love happy endings all tied up in a neat little bow! However, I love this movie and how all four main characters learn something very important - all because they switched houses for the holiday.

Amanda has everything - successful career and all the accoutrements - but she's totally miserable and unemotional. She's a workaholic and because she doesn't give her relationships priority she suffers the consequences.
Iris has been in a one-way relationship going nowhere for years and the guy treats her badly because she allows him to.
Miles chooses all the wrong women - for all the wrong reasons and gets hurt in the process every time.
Graham is a widower who keeps secrets and doesn't allow women into his real life because he's afraid that it will spoil it - so he goes from woman to woman.

In the end...
Amanda finally gets in touch with her emotions and there is promise of something really worthwhile - but they will have to work for it. She also learns there is more to life than work.
Iris realizes her self-worth finally and stops letting Jasper treat her badly. She has a new friend in Miles and possibly mutual love.
Miles, much like Iris, learns to value his own self-worth. He meets Iris and becomes friends with her and if there is no romantic spark with Iris - they at least have become friends for life and he will probably try being friends with a woman before he invests his emotions next time.
Graham lets down the protective wall created by the death of his wife and finds that love can happen again if he opens his heart and lets someone in.

I know - I'm a hopeful romantic! I also love Nancy Meyers' rom-coms. I never tire of this movie - no matter the season!

Does your mummy know you are using the internet little one?.

Also, wash your mouth out child, you are too young (at least your posting style suggests it) to call people names...

Now be a good kid, and go back to reading a nice kiddies story.

Si vis pacem, para bellum

my least favorite actors are all in this film...kate winslet, cameron diaz, ed burns, jack black, jude law,and rufus sewell...it couldn't get worse for me...all are super egos and pretentious dirtbags...wishing they could also act...bleech

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I love this film (except for some scenes). I see it every christmas.

But I have to say that Jack Black (who I find good in other films) doesn´t really do it for me here. His facial expressions when he´s gonna be funny just looks odd to me in this movie. But that´s just my personal opinion, of course.

To the characters: Graham is a favourite , and my least favourite is..... hm... hard to say! I can´t think of one.

Btw, I love the Chemistry between Law and Diaz. They are not my favourite actors, but I like them in this Movie!