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DVD Review: "A Good Year"
Issue date: 3/23/07 Section: The Edge
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Dear Russell Crowe:
Look … it's not you, it's me. I'm at a point in my life where … oh, screw it. I never could lie to you, Russ. Your last film, "A Good Year," was terrible.
What were you thinking? I forgave you for "Proof of Life," but this is just too much. I thought we were done doing crap films. When you did "Cinderella Man" I loved you; I thought you were changing your acting style to something more sentimental and mature - less flashy.
But here you are, acting in a cheesy, terrible romantic comedy that isn't even funny. I just can't take it anymore. You've slipped, Russ.
First of all, you start the movie playing a Wall Street asshole, which seems a bit too easy for you. Whoever talked you into playing this stupid role is just as bad at directing.
There's a good hour of the film where I have to just sit back and watch you be unappealing and cruel. I don't even want to talk about the scene where you drive in circles around a cul-de-sac.
Don't get me started on what's-her-face: Archie Panjabi? Panjabi. I don't care if she's beautiful and thin and French, I don't like you two together. It's awkward and the "love-making" scene was a bad knock-off of "The Notebook."
I don't want to be mean, Russ, but it was painful watching you in bed. It's just the truth.
The camera work was bad, some scenes don't even need to exist and for it being in France you'd think the music would be better.
I mean it's a ROMANCE film in FRANCE! How do you mess that up?
After 118 torturous minutes, I found that I knew the ending five minutes into the film.
Was it for the money?
How much money did they give you for your dignity?
I hope it was worth it. I don't like being right, Russ, but I am. So maybe I'm picky.
Maybe I'm being painfully honest. Or maybe it's the potent cough syrup the Beu gave me for this awful cold talking.
It doesn't matter what it is; we're through, Russ. You've become Colin Farrell in that even-worse romance movie "Ask the Dust."
Seriously, next time you're in Family Video walking by that movie, pick it up and look at it. It looks terrible and it's even worse than it seems. That's what you've become.
Why didn't I give the film an "F"?
Because part of me still likes to look at you, Russ, and always will. But if I were a man, this film would get an "F."
-Sara Gregory
edge staff
Look … it's not you, it's me. I'm at a point in my life where … oh, screw it. I never could lie to you, Russ. Your last film, "A Good Year," was terrible.
What were you thinking? I forgave you for "Proof of Life," but this is just too much. I thought we were done doing crap films. When you did "Cinderella Man" I loved you; I thought you were changing your acting style to something more sentimental and mature - less flashy.
But here you are, acting in a cheesy, terrible romantic comedy that isn't even funny. I just can't take it anymore. You've slipped, Russ.
First of all, you start the movie playing a Wall Street asshole, which seems a bit too easy for you. Whoever talked you into playing this stupid role is just as bad at directing.
There's a good hour of the film where I have to just sit back and watch you be unappealing and cruel. I don't even want to talk about the scene where you drive in circles around a cul-de-sac.
Don't get me started on what's-her-face: Archie Panjabi? Panjabi. I don't care if she's beautiful and thin and French, I don't like you two together. It's awkward and the "love-making" scene was a bad knock-off of "The Notebook."
I don't want to be mean, Russ, but it was painful watching you in bed. It's just the truth.
The camera work was bad, some scenes don't even need to exist and for it being in France you'd think the music would be better.
I mean it's a ROMANCE film in FRANCE! How do you mess that up?
After 118 torturous minutes, I found that I knew the ending five minutes into the film.
Was it for the money?
How much money did they give you for your dignity?
I hope it was worth it. I don't like being right, Russ, but I am. So maybe I'm picky.
Maybe I'm being painfully honest. Or maybe it's the potent cough syrup the Beu gave me for this awful cold talking.
It doesn't matter what it is; we're through, Russ. You've become Colin Farrell in that even-worse romance movie "Ask the Dust."
Seriously, next time you're in Family Video walking by that movie, pick it up and look at it. It looks terrible and it's even worse than it seems. That's what you've become.
Why didn't I give the film an "F"?
Because part of me still likes to look at you, Russ, and always will. But if I were a man, this film would get an "F."
-Sara Gregory
edge staff
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