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Max Skinner (Russell Crowe) is a highly successful investment expert with no time for life outside work. When his estranged uncle dies, Max inherits the vineyard in France where he grew up as a child, and his first intention is to sell the vineyard as quickly as possible. But after spending unexpected time at the Vineyard in France, he discovers a part of himself that he had lost and experiences romance and a blossoming new love affair with a beautiful French woman that changes his life forever.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
A Good Year,
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A feel good movie. Good music, hilarious tennis scene, fun characters, beautiful scenery. Watch with the fireplace on and a good red wine!
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wine always tells the truth,
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The reviews for "A Good Year" are generally abysmal. I think I know why and shall try and explain. The pedigree really hurts the thing right off the bat. You hear Ridley Scott/Russell Crowe and you come to it with expectations. I mean, I know that they are both playing against type here, but still, you expect a little something more than what you get, which is basically a pleasant romantic comedy. I think that if the film had come to us with a no-name director and a different star, one might have settled into it more comfortably. And the reason for this is that it's a little goofy. Crowe is goofy. Scott does some goofy things behind the camera - slapstick stuff. And it throws you off (or did me) for the first 45 minutes, when I was still deciding whether everyone was right about this film.But then I settled into it. I started enjoying the odd quirks and forgetting about my preconceptions. One of which is that some sort of transformation happens to Max which is completely unbelievable. Max doesn't change - he is always about having fun. It's just that initially he has fun through making money, and screwing over the other guy. We see these tendencies in him, even as a kid. So, I think it works - he doesn't go from being amoral to being a saint, as many seemed to think. It's something that will get more enjoyable in subsequent viewings. It's actually kind of fast-paced, which possibly is what Ridley Scott brings more than anything. We don't spend a leisurely week in Provence. Things happen quickly, and it's not always easy to follow the subplots (the phantom wine, the love interests, the illegitimate daughter, the meaning behind the Uncle Henry/ Young Max flashbacks, etc). But for me, it all worked. I guess it's one of those movies where I can understand WHY people didn't like it. For someone expecting "Gladiator", they are sure to be disappointed. For someone wanting "A Year in Provence" or "Under the Tuscan Sun" this will be a lot less pastoral than they might expect. But if you set those preconceptions aside, you might find that you really enjoy this week in Provence.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A Good Feel-Good,
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I very very very rarely like any kind of chickflick/romcom/girlie movie. But this one is definitely an exception. Beautiful cinematography, clever/witty script (without trying to overdo things), great soundtrack, well-acted (meaning neither over- nor underperformed) and it's just a fun little twist on your typical love story where boy meets girl, boy loves girl, boy and girl hook up, must break up for heartwrenching reasons, but boy finds his way back to girl in the end. Basically this movie makes you want to slow down and appreciate life more. It actually does, as cheesy as it sounds. And very very very few movies actually achieve this.
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