The protagonists of Holiday in the Wild are none-other than the breath-taking elephants Kate meets and in turn, falls madly in love with. Okay, so the first love story becomes immediately evident and predictable when Kate and Derek first meet, and sure it’s sweet and serves as a great warm-up for the overload of festive films to come, that’s not why I have given this film such a high rating.
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Surprising as it may sound, Holiday in the Wild is the first cheesy holiday movie that left me a little astonished – while even the title suggests that it is a compilation delightful enough for any Hallmark fan, there are two love stories told.ĭitched by her husband on the eve of embarking on an African safari, Kate (Kristin Davis) travels to the continent alone where she meets elephant conservationist, Derek (Rob Lowe) and so, like many who visit a country on the African continent, she falls in love. Her love for the new surroundings just might extend to the man who shared her journey.Īt the stroke of midnight on 1 November, Netflix launched the first of many Christmas films to get holiday lovers amped for the festive season. Far from the modern luxuries of home, Kate thrives amidst majestic animals and scenery. They nurse him back to health at a local elephant orphanage, and Kate extends her stay through Christmastime. During a detour through Zambia, she helps her pilot, Derek Holliston (Rob Lowe), rescue an orphaned baby elephant. Instead of thanking her, he brings their relationship to a sudden end jilted Kate proceeds to Africa for a solo safari.
To keep her spirits high when their son leaves for college, Manhattanite Kate Conrad (Kristin Davis) has booked a ‘second honeymoon’ with her husband.