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Originally Posted by Brad Ley
The Blu-ray reviewer for Home Theater Forum actually says, "I'm pretty sure it's just a very poorly shot film." The Holiday is shot by one of the premiere cinematographers in the industry and Ben Williams is "pretty sure it's just a very poorly shot film."
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Hey Brad...
I can certainly understand if you disagree with my opinions about the film. I can assure you that as a trained cinematographer myself, even the greatest cinematographers in film history take the occasional misstep. While I personally don't find Dean Cundey's work to be all that remarkable, I think it is worth pointing out that The Holiday is significantly different from the majority of his work. His work is typically very glossy and polished. Perhaps if you were to take a look at some of Nancy Meyers' previous films you would see that many of her films have the same washed out and crushed look as The Holdiay. Something's Gotta Give leaps to mind. Anyway, the emerging Blu-ray format is finally making video available to the consumer that has the potential to be transparent and accurate to the DP's intent. If it inspires debate, then the home video world is all the better for it.