Review of A Good Year (2006) by Aurora1 — 18 Dec 2021
One of the most remarkable things in "A Good Year" is the music written by Marc Streitenfeld, an ethereal and melancholic instrumental piece that adds a fascinating depth to an otherwise formulaic and predictable movie.
Mind you: predictable, but not boring. Just as a scrumptious french cake, layers and layers of exquisite ingredients work their way into building an hymn to the joy de vivre, the pleasure for the little things and what is most important in life, which is life itself.
Among those ingredients, a charming and flawless Russell Crowe, an adorable Marion Cotillard and Albert Finney in the role of a cheeky old uncle, whose wisdom resonates from the past in beautifully crafted flashbacks.
A sour note is the bit when the vine grower explains to his wife how, later in the night, she's gonna get the meaning of the word "sodomite": just an unnecessary heavy handed piece of dialogue in a picture that wanted to be romantic and immersed in light; that only lowered the mark quite a bit.
This review of A Good Year (2006) was written by Aurora1 on 18 Dec 2021.
A Good Year has generally received positive reviews.
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