A Good Year

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A Good Year

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A Good Year

Abbie Cornish, Albert Finney, Archie Panjabi, Freddie Highmore, Isabelle Candelier

London-based investment expert Max Skinner moves to Provence to sell a small vineyard he has inherited from his late uncle. Max reluctantly settles into what ultimately becomes an intoxicating new cha...( read more  read more... )pter in his life, as he comes to realize that life is meant to be savored.

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  • DragonEyeMorrison
    November 6, 2009
    DragonEyeMorrison
    A cliche year.
  • mistershinobi
    October 29, 2009
    mistershinobi
    A delight! Russell Crowe has a natural cute charm that he doesn't let out as much as he should. He's lovely and hysterical, and he carries the entire movie with so much ease it's insane.

    Philippe Le Sourd's cinematography is a true discovery. Look out: he's gathering an extraor...( read more)dinary resumé.
  • ironclad1609
    October 27, 2009
    ironclad1609
    The story of the cold-hearted investment broker who's learning a lesson about what really counts in life may not be entirely new, but it is told without too much preaching here. The movie may not have anything spectacularly breathtaking to offer in those two hours (well, except f...( read more)or the gorgeous Marion Cotillard and Abbie Cornish), but it flows rather well, is entertaining and just beautifully photographed. The French Provence almost feels like an additional character, and although the idyllic life there maybe contain one or another stereotype it is hard not to fall for it. Decent film, even though rather unusual for a director like Ridley Scott. But why should he not be allowed to make a movie that just celebrates the beauty of life, without anyone getting killed?
  • SirPant
    October 2, 2009
    SirPant
    Remember when Ridley Scott made good films? A while ago eh! This film is fucking awful. You have some terrible acting by a very good cast, pretty cinematography spoilt by lazy camera tricks and what could have been a nice story with a crap script. Crowe's character had absolutely...( read more) no structure what so ever, I can't decide if it was because he was miscast or if he himself was confused due to Scott not really connecting enough with the project. Probably a bit of both. I mean, it?s one thing for an Englishman not to understand French culture (esp. when you've researched) but for an Englishman to get England so wrong is unforgivable! Is this for an American audience by any chance? If so, why did you take the piss out of them? Don't try and tell me it wasn't for the Americans because I think you'll find the French call aubergines, aubergines. Not eggplants. Aubergines!!! The French word!! Utter bollocks!
  • RiderOfTheStorms
    July 3, 2009
    RiderOfTheStorms
    i enjoyed it, nothing special doh
  • learnstreetmagic
    January 3, 2010
    learnstreetmagic
    Ordinary Story warpped in a beatifull setting or france provance chateau. Beautiful scenery, beautiful memories. Sometimes in life you might want to look back & search your own "Good Year".
    Take a break you might see life in a different perspectives.
  • roromendut
    December 26, 2009
    roromendut
    Hiks, film ini sangat kurang dari ekspektasi gue terhadap film yang dimainin Russel Crowe. Yah mungkin justru bumbu romantisme kurang pas untuk film yang pada awalnya si tokoh (Max Skinner) digambarkan hebat dan strategis dalam dunia pasar modal.

    Dimulai dengan adegan yang mence...( read more)ritakan masa kecil Max yang dibesarkan di Perancis, lalu beralih pada kepiawaiannya memainkan trik-trik di bursa efek pada saat dewasa. Dan melihat karakternya yang tidak mudah takluk terhadap wanita.

    Max harus kembali ke Perancis untuk mengurus warisan paman yang sudah mengurusnya di Perancis dahulu. Di sini pun dia digambarkan sebagai watak tidak berperasaan yang tidak memiliki nilai sentimentil sehingga tega untuk menjual begitu saja warisan pamannya.

    Sangat disayangkan cerita ini tidak begitu kuat, karena pada akhirnya dia dengan mudahnya luluh. Tiba-tiba saja mau meninggalkan dunianya yang sudah sukses, tidak jadi menjual warisan pamannya dan hidup bersama wanita yang ternyata merupakan tetangganya semasa kecil dulu.

    Duuuuuuh?. this movie is so beyond my expectation.
  • SuperVision
    December 23, 2009
    SuperVision
    An old recipe: stressed city guy went to village, meet village girl and stress-free life, falls in love with girl and village. There's nothing new in the plot, it's a cliche all the way with very predictable end.
  • lopcar1993
    December 6, 2009
    lopcar1993
    Ridley Scott has brought us some amazing films in the past: Alien(1979), Blade Runner(1982), Thelma and Louise(1991) and Gladiator(2000). While Scott has always given us good action films and compelling dramas it's a first for him and moviegoers to make a romantic dram...( read more)edy. A Good Year is compelling, heartfelt, touching, sweet, romantic and sentimental. It's one of the best of the genre and a major step up for Scott and Crowe.




    A Good Year is something that at first glance may look like nothing more than a standard Rom Com but in reality it is something more, much more. Ridley Scott has created a compelling and thought provoking look into the life of a man(Crowe) who's only goal in life is too make money, it's not until that his money grubbing and selfish ways cause him to lose touch with the one man(Finney) that was a mentor and a father to him. And it takes the death of his beloved Uncle Henry Finney to bring him back to his Uncle's vineyard in Provence, France where it all began for him. Ridley Scott's A Good Year is a great film with great heart and amazing depth of emotion that will lift you up if not inspire you to be more than you can be. All in all it's an amazing film that must be experienced and watched over and over again.


    Russell Crowe gives an amazing and heartfelt performance he really brings the charm, the style and some of the laughs in this well executed film. If not for Crowe being cast as the lead role Max Skinner this film would have crumbled and fallen under anyone else in this part, Crowe is essential to this film and is amazing to watch him out of his character. Albert Finney is a class act in this film and even though he's not in the film much except in flashbacks he really puts his all into those scenes and makes the most out of it. Abbie Cornish (Who I have never heard of until this film.) is a good contrast to Crowe's character and gives us a good show. The cast puts on a great show and helps make this a stand-out in the romantic dramedy cross genre.



    A Good Year is a film that I passed up two years ago due to the fact that it didn't really capture my attention but now I'm glad I took the time to watch it. It's a film that lifts your soul and takes it soaring to new heights with it's high spirited and heartfelt story and intoxicating scenery. It's an all around great time and a film that captures the emotion of the lush French countryside and the emotional tale of the search for the broken soul of a lost man. All in all it delivers.
  • kunam88
    December 5, 2009
    kunam88
    though somewhat always hated by critics,but i love it when ridley scott take a break from making a big movies,and just enjoying himself making a smaller and simple film for an entertainment purpose.. matchstick men,and a good year,proves that..while the story is as cliche as it c...( read more)ould be,but this is just fun ! Scott created a one feel good movie that will suit for everyone and make the audience smile all the time.added value for marion,of course..
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