I'm commenting as a devotee of both Alec Guiness and of British post-WWII cinema, and once again I must be the skunk at the garden party of positive reviews here. I was very disappointed. The movie's premise was heavy-handed and it was all too easy to see where things were headed. Subtlety was not in evidence, as the film's point is hammered home over and over again with a sledgehammer, no less. On the positive side it is always wonderful to see this roster of great British actors, and the film is a marvelous look at the intricacies of the British class system (take particular note of regional accents). But nothing rings true; all is contrived. And the pace is, as a previous user commented, absolutely leaden. Guiness, who I revere, seems here to sleepwalk through his role. Recommended only to really serious fans of postwar British cinema.
Review of Last Holiday
