Last Holiday (2006)

Queen Latifah is adorable as Georgia Byrd, a timid, church-going sales clerk with lots of dreams. She makes elaborate dinners at home that she photographs then feeds to the neighbor boy while she microwaves a Lean Cuisine for herself. Once she's diagnosed with a weeks-to-live terminal illness, she wakes up and decides to realize some of the dreams she's outlined in her "Possibilities" album.

Byrd becomes fearless -- socially and physically -- winning over everyone in her path (including Gary and me) in the process.

There's nothing here that's gonna stick with anyone long-term, but it's one of those "suitable for all" stories that's well-done in that sweet without being dopey way. Everything's gonna work out -- of course it is. That's the whole point of a happy little story like this.

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