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...take time and a lot of hard work, but we’re absolutely moving in the right direction. Our kids really work very hard, and we’re pushing forward and expect to be faster next weekend.” —Staff writer Courtney D. Skinner can be reached at cskinner@fas.harvard.edu...
...Staff writer Courtney D. Skinner can be reached at cskinner@fas.harvard.edu...
...audience. Some credit is due to Peter Mayle, who wrote the source material, a best-selling novel of the same name. However, the change of setting from the United States to Europe adds nuance to the plot and updates what is otherwise essentially a rerun. The noirishly-named Max Skinner (Crowe) is a shrewd London banker who revels in conquering his competition through ruthless and unethical means. He’s also a stubborn misogynist, adding to our contempt. Upon the death of his uncle (Albert Finney), he inherits a château in France. Cue beautiful sunsets and rememberances...
...Good Year, directed by Ridley Scott and written by Marc Klein from the Peter Mayle novel, practically does backflips to win you over. It tosses London investment banker Max Skinner (Russell Crowe) into a sleepy town in Provence, where, be warned, he will get life and love lessons from the locals. It's like Cars but without the animation, if you know what I mean...
...forever surprising viewers by slipping snugly into the disparate characters he plays. This time he surprises by failing. Oh, he can do engaging as smartly as he does stalwart or tortured, but he gets sabotaged by the cloying script. Even before a long, agonizingly unfunny scene that Skinner spends at the bottom of an empty swimming pool, the film's desperate smile has turned into a rictus. Don't expect to be beguiled by A Good Year. That would be like trying to warm your hands at an artificial fireplace...