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Max Skinner, a British investment broker inherits his uncle’s chateau and vineyard in Provence where he’s spent a part of his childhood. He intends to sell the property until he meets a young American woman who says she is his uncle’s illegitimate daughter and his plan is dropped. Meanwhile, Max reluctantly finds himself falling for local café owner and town siren Fanny, whose formidable guard is quickly worn down by the smitten beneficiary.
Forget that this is a film about a man's epiphany about what's important in life, and enjoy it for its lighthearted moments, slapstick comedy, but most of all its divine locations.
The overall effect is one of a sumptuously laid table where the main course is overcooked.
November 10, 2006
Paste Magazine
[Russel Crowe's] supply of quips and pratfalls is inexhaustible, even when he's trapped at the bottom of a swimming pool surrounded by peat and dry leaves. Alas, he escapes.
Despite some stunning visuals and a lot of nice moments, the finished product feels like the work of an actor and director who are out of their element.