A Good Year - Critics Review

A Good Year opens in the U.S. this weekend and it see's Gladiator duo Russell Crowe and Ridley Scott re-unite in what is a lighthearted comedy. Some say this movie has only been made to try and show Crowe in a better public light after his recent misdemeanors.... but you didn't hear that from me. Here are the critics reviews... "It€™s ultimately a so-so movie that does little more than answer what should€™ve been an ironic question: What would happen if Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe made a romantic comedy?" - Cole Haddon - Orlando Weekly "A simple repast consisting of sometimes strained slapsticky comedy, a sweet romance and a life lesson learned". - Todd McCarthy - Variety "Russell Crowe may find himself discovering the simple joys of life in A Good Year, but audiences will be checking their watches during this joyless attempt at comedy". - Claudia Puig - USA Today "It's corny and predictable and delightfully simplistic in its goal: to provide a couple of hours of fun. Mission accomplished". - Jeff Strickler - Minneapolis Star Tribune "Like spending two hours with someonewho is tiresome but who thinks you should find him exceedingly charming". - Eric D. Snider - Ericdsnider.com The movie is currently scoring a very poor 29% rotten rating on Rotten Tomatoes, the worst of the legendary director's career. His next last... his last movie Kingdom of Heaven, which scored 35% (terrible movie by the way). The guy's only going one direction at the moment, and it's not a good one. Why on earth did he shoot this comedy????? source - rotten tomatoes