A Good Year [2006]
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • A glass of Coin Perdu if you please...
  • A BAD HAIRSTYLE
  • A Not Very Good Year!
  • A Good Year and a Great Film
  • Predictable but a Feel Good Movie
 A Good Year [2006]
Starring: Russell Crowe , Albert Finney , Marion Cotillard , Freddie Highmore , and Abbie Cornish
Director: Ridley Scott
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
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ASIN: B000NOKLT8
Release Date: 2007-05-07
A Good Year [2006]

Amazon.co.uk Review

A feel-good movie that highlights the beauty of France as much as it does its stars, A Good Year provides a languid, gorgeous viewing experience. Director Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe--who first worked together on the Academy Award-winning Gladiator--are reunited in this romantic film, which is based on Peter Mayle's book A Year in Provence. Crowe plays Max, a workaholic London bonds trader who doesn't know the meaning of vacation. When his uncle dies, leaving him a picturesque estate in the south of France, Max views it as an opportunity to cash in the vinery and pocket the profits. The film is reminiscent of Diane Lane's Under the Tuscan Sun in the way the scenery plays as much of a role in the film as its characters. The lush village and streaming sunlight portray Provence as an idyllic, magical place. Even Max falls under its spell. While not a particularly likeable character, especially in the early part of the film, Max also isn't a bad guy. When he gets the chance to live life at a less manic pace than which he is used to, he finds that a good year isn't dependant on a financial windfall. Though Scott tries to drum up some suspense in the film (Is the beautiful visitor really Max's illegitimate cousin? Will Max fall in love with the feisty local woman he trades quips with?) nothing that happens comes as much of a surprise. Still, while the film doesn't fully utilise Crowe's range of skills, the actor is charming in his role and A Good Year provides fine viewing. --Jae-Ha Kim

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A glass of Coin Perdu if you please..........2008-02-27

I almost did not buy this, (as I almost didn't buy master & commander - ) because of Crowe...thinking he couldn't possibly cut the mustard in this type of film...however I was really surprised with his superb acting and the feel good vibe of the film. Was he miscast? I don't think anyone else could have filled the role as fully as he did. The flash backs of his childhood are where the real genius lie - introducing his Uncle and him as a youngster, which add depth to the story and with the ever frequent pop of wine bottles it will soon have you reaching into your wine rack.
As some reviewers have said - the story line is predictable - quite true but with such a good film does it matter? In fact the story line has subtle undertones...which emerge after repeat viewings.
My favorite characters are the duflots...especially Madame Duflot.

1 out of 5 stars A BAD HAIRSTYLE.......2008-02-23

Well, don'tcha know, he's that hard city type leading the sharks life in the pool of London. Yes,he's Mr Gormless for whom happiness is a Rolex watch. But time has no such value in Provence where ever-ee thing is bee-ootiful and quaint and - er - charming. Fortunately, while Crowe loses his shark's appetite, his hairstyle remains in place throughout as two stiffened kiss curls so he wins Cotillon who, also fortunately, makes La Vie En Rose and can forget this stinker.

But nice to see that the run down Chateau can soon look like any old mansion in Beverley Hills with the aid of a million lghtbulbs.
Oooh nah nah!

1 out of 5 stars A Not Very Good Year!.......2008-02-14

The only good things to come out of this film are a beautiful cameo role for Albert Finney, and some stunning photography of the French countryside - watch it at your peril!

5 out of 5 stars A Good Year and a Great Film.......2008-02-13

I cannot express how much I enjoyed this film, and largely because it wasn't what I was expecting. What I was expecting was a serious 'bad guy turns good' type of drama. What I got was a beautifully shot romantic comedy from the Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe - about as far removed from Gladiator as you could imagine.

Russell Crowe, brilliant in Gladiator and then amazing in A Beautiful Mind in a wholly different role, demonstrates he can do comedy with aplomb. Not slapstick comedy, but gentle, clever and witty comedy.

Yes, the film is largely predictable. But, nonetheless, I was smiling throughout due to the excellent script, great acting and wonderful 'comic timing' that was displayed in a subtle manner throughout.

For what this film offers, it does in style. Thoroughly recommended - and "Lance Armstrong" indeed! ;-)

4 out of 5 stars Predictable but a Feel Good Movie.......2008-02-11

I thought it would be a very girly film but there was something in it for the guys too. There was great scenery which put me in the mood for my French holiday, humour, good acting (you can't go wrong with Albert Finney) and a small plot which had you guessing.

Yes there was predictability and the message has been done before but so what!!

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    Starring: Freddie Highmore , Albert Finney , Russell Crowe , Rafe Spall , and Archie Panjabi
    Director: Ridley Scott
    Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
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    ASIN: B000LXHK22
    Release Date: 2007-02-27
    A Good Year [2006] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
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      		A Good Year [2006] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
      Starring: Freddie Highmore , Albert Finney , Russell Crowe , Rafe Spall , and Archie Panjabi
      Director: Ridley Scott
      Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
      ProductGroup: DVD
      Binding: DVD

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      ASIN: B000LXHK2C
      Release Date: 2007-02-27
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          Manufacturer: Fox Home Entertainment
          ProductGroup: DVD
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          ASIN: 6310842870
          Release Date: 2007-02-27
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