Reviews for the movie "Good Year" are quite positive for a romantic comedy. The plot of the tape is light but interesting, so the picture continues to be popular even now. Of course, not everyone liked the movie. This article will tell about all the pros and cons of the project.
A little bit about the plot
The plot of the film "Good Year" is concentrated around a man named Max Skinner. He works as a financial trader, earns well. For many years he lived without thinking about his honesty, honor and being a good person. However, once everything changed.
Max learns about the death of his uncle Henry, who left Skinner his estate in Provence, as well as the wine business. Then Max decides to go to France to look at his inheritance.
When Skinner decided to sell his estate, a flood of problems piled on him. First of all, a young girl named Christie comes to him, who turns out to be the illegitimate daughter of the late Henry. Max is worried that she can challenge his right to inheritance. In addition, the expert oenologist informs the hero that his uncle’s vineyard is of poor quality and that the wine cannot be drunk at all, Skinner is very upset. He concludes a not-too-profitable deal to sell, and returns home. And only then he remembers that he grew up in that estate, and what his uncle taught him. As it turned out, Max did not grow as human as Henry had hoped. Then he decides to review his actions, and radically change everything.
main characters
In the reviews of the film “Good Year,” viewers noted that the heroes of the tape turned out to be really touching, real, so the tape looks pretty easy.
The protagonist of the story is Max Skinner. Contrary to the fact that Uncle Henry tried to put the correct outlook on life in the boy, he grew up a rather arrogant man.
Immediately after arriving in France, the hero showed his qualities. He nearly knocked down a young girl named Fany Shenal, and then also laughed at her clumsiness. Later, he calls her on a date, but this love story is not of special value to Max. It is also interesting that Fany managed to avenge her resentment.
Max accidentally falls into an empty pool and cannot get out, and he urgently needs to return home to England due to work. By a lucky chance, Fanya is nearby, but she is in no hurry to help Max. He opens the water, and only when she got it, Skinner could get out. Of course, he did not have time on time, and an angry boss removed him from work for a week.
No less interesting hero than Fany and Max, is the young Christie. She is very sweet and naive. Her motives for coming to Provence were not self-serving. The girl just wanted to know at least a little about her father, whom she had never even seen. Skinner constantly suspects the girl of dishonest, although completely legitimate motives, but she does not care about the inheritance. Christie is not going to take the estate from the hero.
What did the audience like?
In reviews of the movie "Good Year," viewers note that the scriptwriters did a good job on cues and dialogs. Many phrases from the movie can be used as unusual and interesting quotes.
Fans of the film note that the tape is quite interesting and easy, it can be reviewed many times and constantly get positive emotions.
Of course, the fans also liked the main characters. Uncle Henry was very captivated by the charisma in the scene when young Max was shown. Also, everyone likes the main character. Despite the fact that he is a rather controversial person, nevertheless, he quickly suffers from sympathy. Separate praise stands Fani. She knows her worth, and she always has something to say.
Viewers in their reviews also repeatedly praise the atmosphere of the tape. Everything is shot very beautifully, colorful. The visual series will definitely not leave anyone indifferent.
Tape disadvantages
Of course, the film “Good Year” (2006) has its drawbacks. Not everyone, even despite the high rating, loved this story.
Many believe that to some extent the heroes were awkward. For example, at the beginning of the tape, Max is shown as a real business shark, an independent person. However, it sticks up very quickly, also changes dramatically quickly, it doesn’t happen in life, so this moment turned out to be very unrealistic.
A similar situation happened with Fani. For so long she had not opened her heart to anyone, but for some reason she very quickly surrendered to the unfamiliar Englishman.
Project creation
A good year was shot in two countries. The shooting location was France (the French towns of Bonnier and Gord, as well as at the airport of Marseille, in Avignon) and England (London, the Albion Riverside in Battersea, on the famous Piccadilly Circus, in Broadgate, in the Blue Bird restaurant on King's Road )
Starring in the movie "Good Year" starred Russell Crowe (Musk), Marion Cotillard (Fanny), Abby Cornish (Christie). The film was directed by Ridley Scott.
Interesting Facts
Neither in the reviews of the movie "Good Year", nor when watching, you probably did not learn many things, because they remained behind the scenes. However, the project has its own story, and you can learn about some interesting facts about the tape.
- Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe had previously worked together on one project, namely the Gladiator. In the movie "Good Year" there is even a reference to this. The moment when Crowe takes a handful of earth from the vineyard, rubs it and sniffs it. Exactly the same moment is in the “Gladiator”.
- The director is the author of the main points of the plot. He asked writer Peter Mail to write a book that would later become the basis for the plot. When the manuscript was ready, Scott found out that Mail nevertheless changed the story, and she did not come out the way Ridley saw her. Despite this, he still made the film as it originally intended.
- After finishing work on the tape, the director once admitted to reporters that the shooting in France took place in places that are literally 15 minutes from Scott's house.
Definitely, the film turned out to be very saturated, because there are so many different reviews about it. You can also make your own opinion about the film.