A Good Year

Pros: Interesting characters, great scenery, strong cast.
Cons: Slow paced. Predictable.

A Good Year was released in 2006. It didn’t make much of a splash. In fact, I don’t remember seeing any advertisements for this movie, which was Directed by Ridley Scott. With Scott Directing, and notable actors like Russell Crowe and ...

Pros: Albert Finney. Freddie Highmore. Abbie Cornish. Provence.
Cons: Unfunny, wit-free script. Unimaginative, dull direction.

‘A Good Year’ isn’t a good film. Russell Crowe and Ridley Scott’s first attempt at comedy, I’m sorry to say, fails to bring true humour or wit to the screen in this strictly paint-by-the-numbers, keep-well-within-the-lines, ...

Pros: The lovely French countryside.
Cons: Rather ineffective performance of the humor.

Well, Russell, what have we here? A Good Year, based on Peter Mayle’s novel, is a beautifully filmed romantic comedy which seems to indicate either (a) it is hard to translate some books into film, or (b) Ridley Scott, Russell Crowe, and ...

Pros: Looks terrific; Russell Crowe
Cons: Not particularly funny; characters don't have too much substance; Russell Crowe

In A GOOD YEAR, more than one reference is made to the secret of comedy. It's all in the timing, two characters explain. While this is true, it's sage advice which is not followed in the film, a romantic comedy that surprisingly falls flat. ...

Pros: Crowe and Scott reteaming, beautiful visuals, laidback film
Cons: Crowe is miscast and Scott is misdirecting, zero comic timing

When it comes to comedy, I think the last thing any producer would think of is pairing Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe together for the genre. But alas, that happens with Crowe in a starring role and Scott in the director's chair again to make a fish out ...