A last, an enjoyable film. If someone called it a "romance comedy", I would have been put off because calling it that is not quite right. There is the usual comedy, but with more warmth and wonderful photography to indulge in.
Max (Russell Crowe) is a flashy top stock broker full of power and brash, who goes to France to sell his uncles chateau that he has just inherited. He meets the locals - the winemaker and his family - and the not so locals - the young woman from America, Christie, claiming to his uncle's daughter. And he literally runs into the waitress, the stunningly gorgeous Fanny (Marion Cotillard), who after being run off the road she leaves him stuck humorously in a empty pool. Of course, Max falls for the place, the lifestyle and most of all, Fanny.
Crowe is not very good at comedy so he subdues it and thank goodness for that; any other person might have made too much of it and blown the warmth of the story. That plonker, that foppish floppy haired pillock Hugh Grant would have ruined this! Most everyone, from Max's uncle who is seen in flashbacks, to the winemaker to his dog is charming. The filming is wonderful with delicate lighting. Some odd scenes (what was that tennis match all about, for example) and simple "tie up all the loose ends" ending weaken. It's a nice, light film of funny romantic fantastic to enjoy, best with some wine. I rate it a 7 (it was good, I'd watch it again).
Max (Russell Crowe) is a flashy top stock broker full of power and brash, who goes to France to sell his uncles chateau that he has just inherited. He meets the locals - the winemaker and his family - and the not so locals - the young woman from America, Christie, claiming to his uncle's daughter. And he literally runs into the waitress, the stunningly gorgeous Fanny (Marion Cotillard), who after being run off the road she leaves him stuck humorously in a empty pool. Of course, Max falls for the place, the lifestyle and most of all, Fanny.
Crowe is not very good at comedy so he subdues it and thank goodness for that; any other person might have made too much of it and blown the warmth of the story. That plonker, that foppish floppy haired pillock Hugh Grant would have ruined this! Most everyone, from Max's uncle who is seen in flashbacks, to the winemaker to his dog is charming. The filming is wonderful with delicate lighting. Some odd scenes (what was that tennis match all about, for example) and simple "tie up all the loose ends" ending weaken. It's a nice, light film of funny romantic fantastic to enjoy, best with some wine. I rate it a 7 (it was good, I'd watch it again).
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