Metacritic Movie Ratings
A Good Year Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 50

  out of 100

  VarietyTodd McCarthy

  A simple repast consisting of sometimes strained slapsticky comedy, a sweet romance and a life lesson learned, this little picnic doesn't amount to much but goes down easily enough.

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• 50

  out of 100

  The New York TimesStephen Holden

  A Good Year is a three-P movie: pleasant, pretty and predictable. One might add piddling.

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• 50

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan

  Russell Crowe is invariably involving on screen, and Ridley Scott is a splendid director when the material is right. No film they collaborate on will be devoid of interest, but A Good Year almost is.

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• 42

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum

  Nothing more than a bad harvest.

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• 40

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt

  You sense in every frame the strain to be lighthearted. Consequently, A Good Year is at times downright clumsy. You know what the filmmakers are trying to achieve and see the labor going into the attempt, but for them to fall so short is unsettling.

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• 38

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  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.

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• 20

  out of 100

  Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern

  There isn't a milliliter of honest feeling from start to finish, and precious little comedy or romance.

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