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BY MAGGIE SCOTT <\/p>\n

As director Ridley Scott\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s new romantic comedy, “A Good Year” opens, we meet smooth operator Maximilian Skinner in high gear. He can go from dumping broads to dumping bonds without missing a beat. <\/p>\n

Comfortable with the fact that he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the biggest one on “greedy bastard day” at his investment bank, Max (Russell Crowe) believes he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s got all he wants from his fast lane life in London. Then, a chance to discover life\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s true riches comes out of the blue with the news of the death of his cherished childhood mentor. <\/p>\n

A reclusive vintner, Uncle Henry (Albert Finney) tutored the pre-teen Max in life\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s truths: “A man learns nothing from winning; but don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t make a habit of it.” The loss of Henry is the beginning of a lesson Max needs to learn about acknowledging your authentic self and the values that reflect life\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s true meaning. <\/p>\n

At first Henry\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s French vineyard is just an opportunity for profits, if Max can spruce up the chateau\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s “bygone era patina” and determine the value of the grapes he vaguely remembers yielding a wine more vinegar than “sublime nectar.” <\/p>\n

Although he would have preferred to handle things long distance, a forced leave of absence sends him to Provence; but disposing of the property won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be as clean and neat as Max wants. First, there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Francis Duflot (Didier Bourdon) who hints that his close relationship with Henry and his devotion to the vines make him the logical inheritor of La Siroque. <\/p>\n

Then, there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the stunning bistro owner, Fanny Chenal (Marion Cotillard) who stirs the first honest feelings Max has had for a woman in a long time. And, finally, there is the long-lost “cousin” (Abbey Cornish) of distracting beauty who arrives unannounced claiming she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Henry\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s daughter; and, as Max soon learns, the rightful heir according to French law. <\/p>\n

acknowledges the profound connection he has to this small plot of paradise and his uncle\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s wisdom about people, about wine and about love to make the right choice for the future of the vineyard. <\/p>\n

Ridley Scott keeps his touch light casting not only the spell of Provence, but also Crowe\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s boyish magnetism and an abundance of feminine bodily charms. Twentieth Century Fox release, rated PG-13 for language and sexual content.
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