Review of A Good Year (2006) by Stuart K — 15 Aug 2008
After Gladiator, Russell Crowe and Ridley Scott teamed up again for this gentle comedy-drama, based upon Peter Mayle's 2004 novel. It has London Investment Banker Max Skinner (Crowe, playing another Max ;)), who is told of the death of his beloved Uncle Henry (Albert Finney), Max is also told that he has been left his uncle's big estate including his big vineyard.
Max is at first, not interested in it, but upon visiting their, he remembers the childhood he used to spend there with his uncle, and he begins to have second thoughts about selling the place. There's an overall sense of smugness about this whole film, and while it does look good visually, you can't help but feel that Crowe and Scott set out to make this for themselves, alot of the comedy seems forced, and it would have suited a Sunday teatime TV slot rather than the big screen, though it does have it's moments, but they're few and far between.
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This review of A Good Year (2006) was written by Stuart K on 15 Aug 2008.
A Good Year has generally received positive reviews.
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