Kate Winslet’s Cringey Scene in Her New Show Is the Reason to Rewatch This 2000s Romcom

Summary:

• The Regime, a new HBO’s drama show with Kate Winslet in the leading role, has one particular and cringey scene that may remind fans of another famous movie where Winslet also starred.
• The scene that appears in the fifth episode of The Regime shows the main character’s annual Christmas party which can evoke reminiscing about this 2000’s Christmas-themed romcom.
• The storyline of the iconic movie revolves around two women who, in desperate need of change of scenery, decide to swap their houses for a while.

The HBO’s brand new drama series The Regime starring Kate Winslet as a tough and quite hysterical Chancellor Elena Vernham isn’t doing so well despite high expectations — the show keeps its score with 59% on Rotten Tomatoes — but its latest episode may also bring up in mind some very well-known movies that are worth rewatching.

Even though in reality we’re quite far from that magical time of the year, All Ye Faithful, the fifth episode of The Regime, demonstrates the Chancellor’s preparation for her annual Christmas party where she’s about to perform famous Santa Baby — and this leaves everyone bewildered if not entirely embarrassed.

Considering the series’s main plot, it’s not even that surprising as it shows Vernham’s progressive power-clingy attitude and a gradual disregard expressed by her people.

However uncomfortable the scene seems, it does feel like a look back to Kate Winslet’s iconic Christmas movie The Holiday where she starred alongside Jude Law, Cameron Diaz and Jack Black.

Blast From the Past

The plot follows two lovelorn women who, trying to avoid their hearts being completely broken, find each other in different parts of the world and decide to swap their houses for the holiday time as they strive for a new face of things.

The movie later goes on with awkward yet sweet encounters that involve the main characters’ brother and colleague who also get to find their love in this seemingly weird idea of the house exchange.

Though the atmosphere that prevails in The Holiday is nothing compared to what happens in The Regime, the 2000’s iconic romcom still proves to be worth a shot after so many years — and even if there’s no snow outside.