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Yes! The last of my Christmas-catchup! Hahah. I can't believe I got to be over two months late in reviewing movies. I guess I've been in denial about it, but I may need to do another huge movie roundup.

I watched Holiday Inn for the first time this past Christmas season. It stars Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire as entertainers who are also rivals when it comes to love. Astaire's character, Ted, steals the girlfriend of Crosby's Jim on the eve of their retirement and wedding. Jim goes through with his retirement and starts his new life out on the farm, only to realize that farm life is hard work. So he decides to turn his farm into an inn, but the inn will only be open on major holidays so he can relax the rest of the year.

As the movie progresses, old patterns repeat themselves. Jim and Ted's fickle girlfriend leaves Ted as well, and the two decide to work with each other again. And, they soon become rivals even though Ted doesn't know it - he's in love with a girl he danced with when he was drunk, but doesn't know who she is.. and she happens to be Jim's new girlfriend.

The movie does contain a lot of musical entertainment and dancing, so it may not be for everyone, but it was definitely up my alley. The sense of humor was good and the two leads feed well off of each other. As far as Christmas goes, out of all the Christmas classics I watched for the first time this year, I'd say this is the one with the most holiday spirit. It focuses on holidays, so Christmas is featured more prominently. It has "I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas" in it, and the snowy farm setting at the end really seals the deal.

Since I'm short on time, I'll leave it at that. This is one I'll definitely return to in the future, and I'm sorry I never saw it sooner!