2hotFeature one of my absolute favorites!

Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good

KnotStronger This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

Scarlet The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

mekjd The old saw is that families come together in crises, but we all know there is an equal chance that they will come apart. Rarely is it mentioned that both can occur, as is true in this gem of a movie. Even more rare is the notion of a joyous death, a death occurring in the middle of one's most cherished pursuits, spending time with grandchildren. More rare still (if not unprecedented) is that death can be celebrated with creativity and connection coming from children, who are ordinarily shielded from its realities, but who can not only rise to the occasion but, with their own mythologies, transcend it.It does not hurt that the adult cast is stellar nor does it hurt that the countryside is immeasurably beautiful nor that the child performers are the most adept wise fools and truth tellers to be seen in decades.I did not intend to write about this movie. I wanted to keep it as a secret for myself, to watch as the spirit might insist. Yet when I saw the anemic professional reviews, I felt compelled to speak up. So, if nothing else, the less than resounding applause from the professional front has shaken me loose from my selfishness and forced me to declare that all movie watchers everywhere would likely find something of delight in this film: see it!

zjfa146 When I read about this film I thought it would be rubbish in all honestly... but I absolutely loved every minute of it and haven't stopped singing its praises to everyone since! I was crying with laughter within 5 minutes and found the whole film incredibly funny. The characters are all brilliant, especially the kids. It may not be a high brow film but its a real good, feel good comedy. I spent pretty much the whole film thinking "no, they're not going to do that" and they pretty much did it all! I would advise anyone who wants to laugh watch this as its my favourite film of the year! Its just such a shame that its pretty much unheard of by most people.

FilmBuff1994 What We Did on Our Holiday is a shocking movie with a poorly written storyline and a promising cast that couldn't do anything to save this. It fails on so many levels, the only worth while part of this entire movie is Billy Connolly's performance, which was very real as he plays a man concerned about the day he dies, something that he has been worried about himself for a while now, other than that everything else in this is disastrous, the biggest mistake they made is putting the three children as the main characters, they have more scenes than Rosamund Pike or David Tennant do, which is simply ridiculous, the kids have no charisma and clearly had very little acting experience. To say that this movie dosen't have a good story is an understatement, because there's isn't even a proper story, I can't properly describe to you what actually happens, other than it starts off seeming like a light hearted family comedy, and then takes a dark, unexpected turn that is without a doubt the most disturbing scene I've ever seen in a movie with a 12 rating. As a comedy it fails, there is not a single scene that I laughed or even grinned at, it tries too hard to be funny, it then goes on to try and be sweet and emotional, which is also an embarrassment, I'm never given a reason to care for these characters, so I don't believe there is any reason for me to feel for them when their conflict is resolved. Slow pace, unfunny and overly sentimental, I would certainly give What We Did on Our Holiday a miss if I were you. A struggling couple take their kids on a family vacation to see their Grandad on his final birthday. Best Performance: Billy Connolly Worst Performance: Harriett Turnbull

Troy Putland For the children in this particular family, telling their fellow school friends what they did on their holiday would be hard, if they weren't so upbeat in every situation they're in. Outnumbered writers Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin direct, giving Tennant and Pike's delightful children freedom to spitball their lines. For the most it works, juxtaposing nicely against their parents' bickering. Abi (Pike) and Doug (Tennant) are on the verge of divorcing, trying to keep it secret from the family as they head to Scotland to visit Doug's sick father (Connolly). Obviously it doesn't go their way, as arguments break out. The adults of the family all have their own personal attributes, Doug's brother is a stingy, obsessive-compulsive and his sister in-law suffers with depression. Pike and Tennant bounce off each other like a real relationship. The ones worth the watch are the three children and Billy Connolly, who hold a fine level of satire and seriousness. The middle act dips in form because of its astonishing play-out and the ending dips in to the safest of territories. Other than that What We Did on Our Holiday is hugely enjoyable, even if the subject matter is not.