A Good Year(2006)- User Reviews

This is a great movie with fantastic camera work and even better acting. This is Provence!!!!! Fantastic wine story with all of the class that should have been in "sideways".more»

Finally a movie in which Russel Crowe isn't so intense and intimidating.
The scenery was lush and beautiful, and the chemistry was good. A nice movie for a relaxing afternoon.more»

I turned it off about halfway through. I'm surprised I got that far.
The backflashes of the old man and boy were sweet, but they weren't going anywhere with it (for me anyway).

I haven't seen a movie with Russel Crowe that I really liked …more»

This was a great date movie and was also just a very good movie on several levels. I have heard many critics say it was just another "formula" romantic comedy. Well then, if funny, good hearted, well acted and beautifully photographed describe …more»

Unless you have a desire to see a movie with a truly "phoned-in" performance by Russell Crowe, skip this one. Aside from sleep-walking through his performance, this movie boasts: a lousy script, dull story-line, HORRIBLE music track, poor casting, …more»

I have to admit this 2006 movie based on the book by Peter Mayle (whose “A Year in Provence” is a favorite of mine) starts rather unpromisingly since it carries the same smug, self-satisfied attitude that its hero has. Director Ridley Scott takes a while …more»

I have been really disappointed with almost every movie I have seen lately. This movie was NOT one of those. It has been a really long time since I have seen a really great movie, and this one is well worth going to see. I highly recommend it. Everything …more»

Being familiar with this charming story and the other writings of Peter Mayle centerd in Provence, our family looked forward to seeing this book come alive on the screen. Unfornately what we got was a butchered up mess that hardly resembled the book and …more»

This is a very REAL movie: Romantic, Sweet, in other words, this movie really gets your attention of the lives of the people inside the movie.
You got to see this movie, you are going to LOVE it.more»

It has been clear that critics have become blind of the true pleasure of delectation. The movie itself has been taken for granted, for its superb acting adds to the complete picture an exquisite delight of what it actually means to fall in love.
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