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5 June 2015English95 min

What We Did on Our Holiday

5.77 reviews
CriticsMixed

Bayesian avg · 7 critic reviews

7.5+ Exceptional · 6.5 Recommended · 5.0 Mixed

5.01 ratings
Users

User Score · avg of 1 ratings

8.0+ Exceptional · 7.0 Recommended · 5.5 Mixed

Andy Hamilton DirectorGuy Jenkin DirectorAndy Hamilton WriterGuy Jenkin WriterAlex Heffes MusicMartin Hawkins Cinematography

Doug (David Tennant) and Abi (Rosamund Pike) and their three children travel to the Scottish Highlands for Doug's father Gordie's (Billy Connolly) birthday party. It's soon clear that when it comes to keeping a secret under wraps from the rest of the family, their children are their biggest liability...

Critic Reviews (7)

Reagan Gavin Rasquinha· Times Of India
7.0
"It's paced pretty nicely too, helped along with an at times tart and mostly witty script, with the director duo having writing credits too. Pike is nothing short of charming, as is indeed, the entire film."
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Mihir Fadnavis· Mid Day
7.0
"The film is exceedingly well cast, as David Tennant and Rosamund Pike spit fire at each other. It's a bit unfortunate that Rosamund Pike is once again playing the wife in an uneven marriage, hopefully she won't be typecast in the future. Connolly is his usual likable self, lobbing little one liners becomes a cakewalk for him. The climax is as predictable as it is sappy, but when the material is so much fun, it hardly matters."
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Bryan Durham· DNA India
5.0
"To use a cliché, not everybody's cuppa. That being said, you just have to get past the strong local flavors."
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Shalini Langer· Indian Express
5.0
"...somewhere along the way, the all-too-familiar story among all-too-familiar characters loses sight of what children can do and what they probably won't. That's a damage the film never recovers from, as its grasp of children is the best thing going for Hamilton and Jenkin."
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Gayatri Gauri· Firstpost
"Between the three little monsters and the two family comedians, there is much fun to be had at grandpa's birthday. One thing is guaranteed after watching What We Did On Our Holiday: you may not be keen on brats, but you will be sold on the idea of a holiday in Scotland."
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BookMyShow Team· BookMyShow
"What We Did on Our Holiday is a film that promised a good deal and delivered even more. It is briskly paced, well shot and complements the gorgeous scenery adeptly. This is a hilarious film with a lot of heart, but will also have you shedding a tear or two as the story progresses."
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IANS· Zee News
"Ironically, at the end of this film, one of the characters perfectly summarises, "We are all ridiculous and nothing matters". So, just watch this film for its entertaining quotient."
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Release Date
5 June 2015
Runtime
95 min
Language
English
Genre
Comedy

User Ratings & Reviews

Users5.01 rating

1 rating from the community

Community Reviews (1)

SHJun 2015

A film that lands between a tale of a dysfunctional family and the tale of finding oneself. It also lies between light and dark comedy. Even though the film has brilliant performances, specially from the kids the uneven story-telling is what I din't appreciate much. It's Still Watchable.

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