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Fri 12 Dec 2006GIVE US ALL A BREAKREVIEWED - THE HOLIDAY:Loaded with stars, The Holiday marries the worst of British and Hollywood romcom conventions, writes Donald ClarkeTHE mighty Eli Wallach, still vigorous at 90, turns up in Nancy Meyers's stupefyingly inert romantic comedy as a writer from the golden days of Hollywood. Having taken a shine to his new neighbour, a vacationing Daily Telegraph journalist played by Kate Winslet, he encourages her to watch a series of classic American comedies from the 1930s and 1940s.