An action packed tale, the story begins with Virat Bakshi (akshay) a captain with the Indian army and he comes to Mumbai for holidays. He is taken to see Sahiba (sonakshi) for alliance but he rejects her but eventually he sees another side in her which attracts him. The story takes a turn when a bomb blast occurs in Mumbai. Virat starts his hunt to chase the culprits and catches one of them only to discover that there are more of such bombs in the city. How Virat goes about tracking the other bombs and the people behind it form the rest of the story.

The director has come up with a thrilling storyline and while the presentation was rich, the narrative was taut. The dialogues were energy filled, the script was tight and the screenplay was great and fast paced. Background score was strong and two songs were melodious. Cinematography was masterly. Editing was sharp. Costumes were trendy and youthful while the art department was natural. Akshay Kumar looks suave and carries off his role with good style.It would not be wrong to say that in Holiday Akshay has given one of his career best performances.Watch out for his action scenes, he proves there is no one better, he blows your mind in the action scenes. Sonakshi Sinha looks pretty and sexy wherever required. Govinda gave many laughs. Same goes with Sumeet Raghavan. Freddy Daruwala was perfect as the baddie. Aackruti Nagpal looks hot. The others did their bit as required.

The film is a remake of the Tamil super hit 'Thuppakki' made by Murugadoss himself. The first half is filled with elements of suspense,thrill,comedy, romance, songs and some action. The second half is were the films hits the excellence peak.Its adrenaline filled with some of the best action scenes, seen in bollywood and a little patriotic angle.Overall, this is Bollywood's best film so far in 2014, AR Murgadoos has proved after Ghajini again why he is so loved in the south. He makes a taut sleek action thriller, which has a little bit of masala so that audience is fully entertained. The film is a must watch just to see the amazing action, and to see Akshay Kumar at his best, he will leave speechless in the climax.Tu suspense mein maar.... One of his best acts ever. Blockbuster!!!!

A remake of the 2012 Tamil film Thuppakki, 'Holiday' is A Super Entertainer, that ranks amongst the better films of 2014, yet. Its well-written & sharply executed!

'Holiday' Synopsis: A military officer attempts to hunt down a terrorist gang & deactivate the sleeper cells under its command.

'Holiday', despite a running-time of over a 169-minutes, never really loses pace or momentum. Sure, the romantic-track could've been shortened & even the songs could've been avoided, but other-wise, the action-sequences as well as the thrilling moments are hugely arresting.

'Holiday' is sharply executed by A.R. Murugadoss, who directed the engrossing 'Ghajini, a few years back. Murugadoss's Screenplay, after a slow-start, gathers tremendous momentum & manages to hold your attention till the very end. The second-hour, especially, is top-notch! Cinematography is good. Editing is fairly done. Action-Sequences are outstanding. Music by Pritam is lovely, however, the songs act as a deterrent in the narrative.

Performance-Wise: Akshay Kumar is in top-form. He enacts the heroic solider with amazing energy. He owns the film! Sonakshi Sinha does an okay job. Freddy Daruwala is impressive as the menace. Sumeet Raghavan is first-rate. Zakir Hussain is adequate. Govinda, in a cameo, is terrific, as always.

On the whole, 'Holiday' works big time as an entertainer. Recommended!

I sometimes wonder when will Bollywood stop remaking adrenalin-filled stupid South movies and then I saw Holiday and now I don't even have the courage to question. Because whatever they do, we viewers dance to their tunes, don't we?

Akshay Kumar has grown old and the sooner he accepts the fact the better he will have peace in his old age err... present age. The film basically hangs over his shoulders and can also be seen as a potboiler for the action hero. I agree the action in here is fine, but what about the plot? Thupakki was a disaster and while A R Murugadoss could've saved us from double disasters by not making this film, he could've at least polished the plot a little. His sloppiness is visible throughout the film.

Starting with introducing Kumar as an army officer, the story goes on to say that he is in fact the most powerful person in India or Mumbai, for that matter. He can kill whoever he thinks is a criminal, he can command whoever he wants and the local law enforcement won't bat an eye. That is all the story has in its kitty. With a ghastly ridiculous plot, there is a dumb terrorist acting from Indian border and plotting bomb blasts in Mumbai, which happens to be the most loved place by terrorists. Alas, when he confronts Kumar, he seems to have kept his balls at home and quickly succumbs to Kumar's show-shining. I have been seeing such non- vindictive villains in Bollywood for quite a long time.

Then we have Sonakshi Sinha, who is a humor doll and pretends to be more manly than Kumar himself. She knows boxing, football and all other sports that India endorses except cricket. Kumar's effeminate stances and emotions even succeeded in fooling me a couple times. The slapstick is truly unpleasant. The songs are useless and the climax simply predictable.

Mostly, it talks about terrorism and gives no solution or cause. It just tells what we already know and have already seen in tons of other movies. Even Kumar's charm fails to maneuver the shoddy filmmaking. If I start mentioning the goofs, then God, I'll never complete writing them. It fails to make a point.

BOTTOM LINE: Looks like a bland recipe where the hero arrives on stage, does few cool stunts, courts a girl, dances with her and maybe even makes love in the background, then leaves. It doesn't make a point and if the makers insist that they do, then it is a wrong point they are making. Idiotic cinema at its best!

Can be watched with a typical Indian family? YES