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      A Good Year

      PG-13 Released Nov 10, 2006 1 hr. 58 min. Romance Comedy List
      26% 137 Reviews Tomatometer 65% 50,000+ Ratings Audience Score Failed London banker Max Skinner (Russell Crowe) inherits his uncle's (Albert Finney) vineyard in Provence, where he spent many childhood holidays. Upon his arrival, he meets a woman from California who tells Max she is his long-lost cousin and that the property is hers. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Aug 17 Buy Now

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      A Good Year is a fine example of a top-notch director and actor out of their elements, in a sappy romantic comedy lacking in charm and humor.

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      Daniel G I didn't know Ridley Scott had made a RomCom - which was a well-crafted movie that was also quite conventional, though the characterizations were a little more naturalistic than in some films of the same genre. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/08/24 Full Review Jacob B While I certainly have no problems with directors making a film that's nothing like the rest of the films in their filmography, Ridley Scott's attempt to make something outside of his comfort zone was not one of his better efforts. Maybe it was just him licking his wounds in the aftermath of what happened with Kingdom of Heaven but his attempts to make a romantic comedy - where I found the romance to not be a major element of the film, barely taking up 1/3rd of the movie - missed the mark. Sure, the cinematography's nice, there are a few amusing jokes and Russell Crowe delivers a charming performance (yeah, I'm not one of those people who has it out for Crowe as an actor) but A Good Year is unevenly paced, has rather flat humour, is quite clichéd with Scott seemingly having no idea how to put his own spin on them and Crowe not really having a lot of chemistry with Marion Cotilliard despite neither one acting badly. Also, while the flashback scenes are some of the better moments of the film, I find it silly that Freddie Highmore would grow up to look like Russell Crowe. Yes, ability over appearance, but it still seems to me that he was cast more because of name recognition from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory rather than because he was a suitable candidate. After all, when you see him as an adult in Bates Motel and The Good Doctor, Highmore doesn't exactly come off as the spitting image of Russell Crowe in his Gladiator days, does he? I do kinda miss seeing him in movies, though. Can he and Dakota Fanning appear in a movie together one day? Remembering them from simpler times and seeing them in the same movie would make the film feel like an epic crossover for me. Oh right, I was supposed to talk about A Good Year, wasn't I? It's not remarkably awful and I certainly think this is better than Ridley Scott's unsuccessful attempts to recapture Gladiator vibes again with 2010 Robin Hood and Exodus: Gods and Kings, but man oh man, did this material not suit him at all. It's honestly one of Scott's more boring films actually. Maybe he'll suddenly decide to make another romcom after he finishes that Gladiator sequel with a better script but I can see why he's otherwise been reluctant to make anything that wasn't an epic-scale period piece, a crime drama or a science-fiction film since then. Okay, some of his later films don't quite fit those bills but I think that is the gist of it. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/11/24 Full Review Jim H Watch it when it's cold outside and you are feeling a bit blue. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/29/24 Full Review Shadowman4710 Yeah, critics are often full of it. This film might not be brilliant but it's often funny and is always charming. Ridley Scott's strong point is his visual style and this film is no exception to that. The actors are all very good but it's the scenery that makes the greatest impression. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/07/23 Full Review Christina T More movies like this PLEASE! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/25/23 Full Review Paul N Simply wonderful. The countryside, the story and the characters provide a special treat. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/08/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Joe Clay Times (UK) A Good Year is a light snack of comfort-food cinema and Scott’s only comedy— not that there are a huge amount of laughs. Apr 23, 2024 Full Review Namrata Joshi Outlook It's a film from which you'd expect the moon, the stars and the sun. What with an actor like Crowe and a director like Scott. Disappointingly, the talented duo gives you the most wishy-washy film of the year. Rated: 1/4 Jan 23, 2019 Full Review Deborah Ross The Spectator It's not so much A Good Year as A Good Yawn (if not A Full-on Nap). Aug 22, 2018 Full Review Heather Huntington ReelzChannel.com Rated: 6/10 Feb 9, 2011 Full Review Jane Boursaw Common Sense Media Predictable but pleasant movie for teens and up. Rated: 3/5 Jan 1, 2011 Full Review Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Russell Crowe brings to bear his now-familiar acting tics in a not-so-tender romance by director Ridley Scott. Rated: C- Apr 24, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Failed London banker Max Skinner (Russell Crowe) inherits his uncle's (Albert Finney) vineyard in Provence, where he spent many childhood holidays. Upon his arrival, he meets a woman from California who tells Max she is his long-lost cousin and that the property is hers.
      Director
      Ridley Scott
      Screenwriter
      Marc Klein
      Distributor
      20th Century Fox
      Production Co
      Major Studio Partners, Scott Free Productions, Dune Entertainment, Fox 2000 Pictures
      Rating
      PG-13 (Some Sexual Content|Language)
      Genre
      Romance, Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Nov 10, 2006, Wide
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Nov 19, 2015
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $7.5M
      Sound Mix
      Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
      Aspect Ratio
      Scope (2.35:1)
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