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2006
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Positive Reviews
32
Negative reviews
28
Average Rating
2.5
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2.5
Its a little like getting the bill before youve finished the meal.
Av Club
3.0
type Movie Current Status In Season mpaa PG 13 runtime 118 minutes Wide Release Date 11/10/06 performer Russell Crowe, Abbie Cornish, Marion Cotillard ..
EW
3.0
Crowe does the bad boy turned good role well, and manages to keep the pace moving along fairly well.
Common Sense Media
5.0
Richards lengthy documentary is a revelatory wash of cinema history, infused with Langlois joyous and exuberant wit (he died in 1977, possibly of Star ..
Austin Chronicle
1.5
But wheres the life lesson in that The film then deigns to espouse the abhorrent notion that (socialist readers look away now) if youre born a rich ba ..
Time Out
2.5
A Good Year suggests not so much the stirring of a soul as Sir Ridley grinding his teeth behind the camera, grimly muttering Im going to be breezy if ..
2.0
As a prepackaged entertainment that never goes deeper than a travelogue or highbrow Harlequin romance, A Good Year delivers the requisite goods: nice ..
2.0
But this tale of a harried investment trader who finds love and inner peaceafter inheriting a French vineyard is marred with an antic, Richard Lester ..
Screen Daily
2.0
As it stands, there are precious few surprises in A Good Year its story, like its garden paths, is well trod and familiar.
2.0
supply of quips and pratfalls is inexhaustible, even when hes trapped at the bottom of a swimming pool surrounded by peat and dry leaves. Alas, he esc ..
Paste Magazine
2.5
Any vacation which could dry out Russell Crowes intensity is probably a good thing. Just not as a lark by his Gladiator director doing Benny Hill joke ..
E Film Critic
2.5
Despite some stunning visuals and a lot of nice moments, the finished product feels like the work of an actor and director who are out of their elemen ..
San Francisco Chronicle
3.0
Like Crowe, this sort of paper thin, been there done that story seems beneath the great Ridley Scott, but whatever.
Cinema Blend
3.0
Magically transports us to the sensuous setting of southern France where memory, love, and a grand fondness for place conspire to alter the life of a ..
Spirituality And Practice
3.0
A guy version of a chick flick, and like regular chick flicks, its pretty sappy stuff, though with the lovely locations and sumptuous cinematography, ..
One Guys Opinion
1.5
A Good Year offers little return on your own $10 investment beyond the spectacle of Scott misplacing his talents.
Village Voice
3.8
Although theres nothing surprising in Ridley Scotts version, gorgeous photography and strong acting keep the formula from becoming stale.
ReelViews
3.1
Like pure corn liquor poured into a fancy wine bottle, Ridley Scotts lush adaptation of Peter Mayles novel about a ruthless London commodities trader ..
Tv Guide
2.5
So Scott and Crowes attempt at this warm, vacation like movie with wine, beautiful girls, good food and opulent surroundings comes as a fairly refresh ..
Combust Ible Celluloid
3.0
They may have had a good time making the film, but I cant say I did while watching it.
3.1
Director Patrice Leconte has essentially crafted a heterosexual romantic comedy, complete with the requisite fake break up towards the films conclusio ..
Reel Film Reviews
3.0
Watching A Good Year is like spending two hours with someone who is tiresome but who thinks you should find him exceedingly charming.
Eric Ds Nider
2.0
Written by Marc Klein (from Peter Mayles book) the movie starts out as pleasantly predictable, with nice Provencal scenery, but it bogs down in Ridley ..
News Review
2.0
And while the plot is full of strong themes, its never more than a trite cliche all corny dialog and unsubtle sentimentality.
Shadows On The Wall
2.0
Cotillard is heart stoppingly gorgeous and theres enjoyable comic support from Didier Bourdon and Isabelle Candelier as the couple who run the vineyar ..
View London
3.0
Russell Crowe has more chemistry with the Provencal countryside than with his costar.The best thing about A Good Year is the Provencal scenery.
Cs Monitor
2.0
Yeah, its a bit of a stretch; his sallow coloring and scrotal voice go better with slaying centurions than falling into waterless pools and other prat ..
Film Journal International ..
2.5
At times, Crowe seems to be straining and out of sorts, despite the films nice light tone and just enough European charm to help it get by.
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
1.9
Completely vacuous. A Good Year isnt. It isnt even a good minute. Its a romantic comedy without any laughs or any chemistry.
Internet Reviews
3.8
When we first meet Max Skinner (Crowe), hes a British master of the universe, a currency trader whos happy to break a gentlemans agreement if theres p ..
Boston
2.5
On very rare occasions, Scott and Crowe manage scenes of genuine charm, but these are few and far between in a movie that youve seen done better at le ..
Mountain X
4.4
Movies Self deprecating Teen Titans get the last laugh TV series makes a high energy jump to the big screen.
Star Tribune
2.5
Crowe, a superb dramatic actor, is congenitally incapable of humour, especially when he tries slapstick.
Toronto Star
2.0
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Emanuellevy
2.5
That the two last collaborated on the popular action and violence spectacle Gladiator is hardly in evidence here in this trifle of a movie.
Reel Talk Reviews
3.0
The settings are gorgeous, the vineyard and the estate being the stuff of many city folks fantasies, and the film is undemanding.
3.0
And thats the funny part of the movie.Are you laughing yourself silly yet
Movies
2.0
Ridley Scotts sun dappled tale of wine making in the wilds of Provence slips down easily enough but leaves a nasty residue on the palate.
Bbc
1.9
Too cute and pleased with itself by a half, A Good Year is an undercooked miscalculation by director Ridley Scott and star Russell Crowe.
The Movie Boy
2.5
Its definitely not great, and it may not even be good, but its everything you would expect in a movie about living life to the fullest.
Bullz-Eye
1.5
Figuring out why director Ridley Scott and star Russell Crowe were happy as can be to make A Good Year is not difficult. Whats harder to come up with ..
Calendar Live
2.5
Is it good for those Gladiator dudes Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe to team up again for a romantic comedy about winemaking in the South of France Per ..
Hollywood
3.0
And Scott is a terrific director of large scale productions, with an eye for epic compositions and bigger than life characters.
Seattle Pi
3.5
Despite the failings of the script and the story, it was the ambience that these people created that made the film an enjoyable experience for me.
Tony Medley
2.0
Russell Crowe brings to bear his now familiar acting tics in a not so tender romance by director Ridley Scott.
Coles Mithey
2.0
To be sure, A Good Year is, structurally, nothing more than a rickety assembly of the creakiest cinematic cliches.
Pajiba
2.5
Too bad, really, because as changes of pace go this one should have been magnificent.
Movie Freak
3.5
The Bottom Line: By changing directions, Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe have created a lighter comedy thats far more entertaining than contemporary Am ..
2.5
The last time these two put their cinematic talents together, they pulled off a Best Picture win and one of the top grossing movies of the year.
7M Pictures
2.0
Audiences will have to be content with the admittedly lovely Provence landscape and Ridley Scotts slick, superficial direction. Those searching for an ..
Boxoffice Magazine
3.0
Forget that this is a film about a mans epiphany about whats important in life, and enjoy it for its lighthearted moments, slapstick comedy, but most ..
Nz Herald
2.5
The University of Missouri has closed its investigation of Terrence Phillips and did not find enough evidence to support allegations of rape, stalking ..
Kansas City
1.0
the best way to sum up is shockingly lacking in anything resembling charm. There is not even a charismatic sort of anti charm at work here.
Killer Movie Reviews
0.0
A Good Year You can imagine the pitch meeting went something like this.
Waffle Movies
3.1
Movies with predictable arcs rise or fall on their cinematic moments. Fortunately, there are several in A Good Year.
Js Online
3.0
Everything gets so flattened out that theres no comedy (Crowes pratfalls are limp) or romance (theres an attempt at a romance in the third act, but th ..
Dennis Schwartz Reviews
3.8
Yet somehow he also shows compassion, flexibility and sunny, self effacing charm.The real surprise is director Ridley Scott.
Chron
2.5
Its ultimately a so so movie that does little more than answer what shouldve been an ironic question: What would happen if Ridley Scott and Russell Cr ..
Or Lando Weekly
0.5
There isnt a milliliter of honest feeling from start to finish, and precious little comedy or romance.
Wsj
3.0
Ridley Scotts obvious love affair with sunny and sensual Provence ultimately makes A Good Year worth watching.
Jam! Movies
2.5
Full of pretentious grape droppings on how wine is like life, only tastier and with a bolder finish, A Good Year is at best elusive to the palate. At ..
Denver Post
3.0
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M Tv
1.5
I dont know when Ive been more disappointed.I shall look forward to American Gangster and consign this one to the dark recesses of my memory.
Future Movies
2.5
an aggressively mellow comedy that shows off the bucolic beauty of Provence, extolls the virtues of country living and then bellows Relax right now! a ..
James Sanford on Film
3.1
The course A Good Year takes feels like its on rails: theres only one possible destination and only one way to get there.
Aisle Seat
1.5
Could be packaged alongside Under the Tuscan Sun and sold with matching, his and hers fluffy bathrobes.
IGN Movies
1.0
Its not so much A Good Year as A Good Yawn (if not A Full on Nap).
Spectator
3.0
A pleasant enough diversion if you can get past the Borat like embarrassment of slapstick moments.
Compuserve
2.5
How you react to this movie will depend on your tolerance for this sort of thing; some will find it charming, others will have forgotten it on the way ..
Seattle Times
2.0
... a film with all the subtlety and bouquet of a screw top bottle of wine purchased in the bargain bin of your local supermarket.
Cinematical
3.0
As much respect I have for Crowe as a dramatic actor, the painful truth is, comedy just isnt his forte.
Film Jerk
2.5
Provence looks like a lovely place to visit and Mr. Scott deserves his rest now and then, but lets hope he gets back to darker work soon.
Premiere Magazine
3.1
Crowes as excellent a romantic lead as he is a gladiator, and A Good Year wouldnt be nearly as good without him.
Chicago Tribune
2.5
Its no surprise that you can see A Good Years plot twists and clunker of an ending from a mile away.
Chicago Tribune
1.5
Theres a lazy quality to the movie. Its as if the filmmakers imagined themselves as taking a vacation while they were shooting it.
MSNBC
3.8
...an airy, pleasant diversion for those who like light entertainment, solidly constructed. Like a good table wine, it goes down easy.
3.8
A pleasant jaunt through one of the most beautiful places on the planet encased in a story that ends up making you feel that all is right with the wor ..
Sun Times
1.3
The French housekeeping couple, for instance, is badly caricaturised.
2.5
Intentions are good in A Good Year, but the sweat is too obvious on the brows of all involved.
Democratand Chronicle
1.5
Its the first time has tried his hand at comedy; theres a lot of self conscious talk about the importance of timing, but the tony sense of entitlement ..
Chicago Reader
3.1
Look Homeward, Gladiator hints at new dimensions of warmth and heart in Russell Crowe and Ridley Scott. Theyre not there yet, but theyre headed in the ..
Tyler Morning Telegraph (T ..
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