A Good Year
Max Skinner, a British investment broker inherits his uncle’s chateau and vineyard in Provence where he’s spent a part of his childhood. He intends to sell the property until he meets a young American woman who says she is his uncle’s illegitimate daughter and his plan is dropped. Meanwhile, Max reluctantly finds himself falling for local café owner and town siren Fanny, whose formidable guard is quickly worn down by the smitten beneficiary.
30 January 1935
30 September 1975, Paris, France
5 June 1966, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
7 April 1964, Wellington, New Zealand
1988, UK
January 01, 2011
Predictable but pleasant movie for teens and up.
June 08, 2008
[Russel Crowe's] supply of quips and pratfalls is inexhaustible, even when he's trapped at the bottom of a swimming pool surrounded by peat and dry leaves. Alas, he escapes.
November 10, 2006
Crowe, a superb dramatic actor, is congenitally incapable of humour, especially when he tries slapstick.
December 30, 2006
Forget that this is a film about a man's epiphany about what's important in life, and enjoy it for its lighthearted moments, slapstick comedy, but most of all its divine locations.
November 10, 2006
Despite some stunning visuals and a lot of nice moments, the finished product feels like the work of an actor and director who are out of their element.
November 13, 2006
There are some pretty funny things in there.
November 10, 2006
The overall effect is one of a sumptuously laid table where the main course is overcooked.
November 10, 2006
On a rainy day, A Good Year may be welcome fantasy; the question is whether anyone will remember it after the clouds have parted.
April 24, 2009
Russell Crowe brings to bear his now-familiar acting tics in a not-so-tender romance by director Ridley Scott.
December 07, 2006
Crowe has located his funnybone again in a conventional but engaging romantic comedy ...
November 13, 2006
Russell Crowe has many talents, but a gift for light comedy is not one of them.
March 22, 2007
Under the Tuscan Sun for men
