Oscar winner Alexander Payne is back with his best-received movie in years. He’s still working out the reasons why people are responding to it.
As to how an admiring viewer might describe the feeling The Holdovers leaves them with, then? As Payne settles in for this week’s Little Gold Men interview , I mention the word I see thrown around the most: “Cozy.” I’ve heard friends say it; I’ve read it used by critics and even the film’s own distributor, Focus Features. Payne has encountered the term plenty himself—and isn’t sure how to feel about it.
The lovely part is how the three main characters find a way to be together during this time where they really should be with family. Within all of that, it just seems like a Christmas movie formula, but I just didn’t see it that way. I’m reading some early reviews like, “Oh, people will watch this every Christmas.” I’m like, “Really? Great.” But I didn’t think about that. They very well might. I hope so. You’ve mentioned now a few things you’ve picked up on in the reaction to the movie.
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