| | | A Film by Ridley Scott.
Features: DVD, Pan and Scan (TV Format), English, Spanish, Subtitled
Max Skinner (Russell Crowe) is a highly successful investment expert with no time for life outside work. When his estranged uncle dies, Max inherits the vineyard in France where he grew up as a child, and his first intention is to sell the vineyard as quickly as possible. But after spending unexpected time at the Vineyard in France, he discovers a part of himself that he had lost and experiences romance and a blossoming new love affair with a beautiful French woman that changes his life forever.
"...never less than visually ravishing." Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
"...offers some pretty basic pleasures that movies often fail to give us these days." Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
"...very much in the tradition of "Enchanted April," "Shirley Valentine" and "Under the Tuscan Sun."" William Arnold, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Editor's Note
IN THEATERS NOVEMBER 10, 2006Russell Crowe adopts an English accent for his part as Max Skinner in this provocative drama from director Ridley Scott (BLADE RUNNER). Skinner is a Brit claiming land in France, but runs into trouble when an American woman claims the land as her own.
| Features | Audio Commentary By Ridley Scott | | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Audio: French, Spanish Dolby Digital Stereo | | Dubbed: French, Spanish | | Featurette: The Making Of A Good Year | | Interactive Menus | | Original Theatrical Trailer | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, Spanish |
| Entertainment Reviews
 | A Good Year - DVD By: Sean O'Connell - filmcritic.com DVD Reviews Published on: 2/15/2007 9:15 PM | |
Proper casting can make or break a film. A savvy producer knows not to hire Sylvester Stallone for a Shakespearean tragedy. Successful studio heads understand that the charismatic Will Smith is the wrong choice to play a nebbish wallflower incapable of getting the girl. So someone should have objected to the casting of the versatile but intense Russell Crowe in the lively country lark A Good Year....read the full review |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Foxvideo |
| Release Date: 2/27/2007 |
| Running Time: 114 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2006 | | Catalog ID: 2240713 | | UPC: 00024543407133 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Standard 1.33:1 [4:3] |
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| | Professional Reviews | Total Film
3 stars out of 5 -- "Sending up his bullish, hotel-clerk-bashing tabloid image, Russ delivers a turn that's honey-glazed like a prime ham." 11/01/2006 p.40Ultimate DVD
4 stars out of 5 -- "An enjoyably warm and unpretentious adaptation....This is a bright and breezy tale that makes full use of the beautiful French countryside." 05/01/2007 p.90 ReelViews 8 of 10
The desire for familiarity in movies can lead to sequels and re-makes, but that doesn't always have to be the case. It can also mean the use of storyline everyone sitting in the theater knows. A Good Year is a respectable retelling of the "back to nature" narrative, in which a selfish individual becomes seduced and saved by a pastoral setting and a pretty woman who lives there. Sound familiar? Although there's nothing surprising in Ridley Scott's version, gorgeous photography and strong acting keep the formula from becoming stale. For those who don't mind pictures that fall into predictable rhythms, A Good Year represents a pleasant diversion. - James Berardinelli
Variety 7 of 10
A light rose from Ridley Scott compared to the hefty cabernets he usually turns out, "A Good Year" is a divertissement, an excuse for the filmmakers and cast to enjoy a couple of months in Provence and for the audience, by proxy, to spend a couple of hours there. A simple repast consisting of sometimes strained slapsticky comedy, a sweet romance and a life lesson learned, this little picnic doesn't amount to much but goes down easily enough...The setting could hardly be made to look less than glorious, and production standards are up to what one expects from a Scott picture. All the same, lensing is not as resplendent as it might have been; numerous shots sharing bright and dark areas aren't well balanced, and faces are sometimes underlit. The soundtrack, fleshed out with an eclectic array of tunes, is lively. - Todd McCarthy
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