Russell Crowe is very charming in this light-hearted film. While this movie's storyline is pretty generic, the French countryside was spectacular and very romantic.
Crowe plays a stock trader who is at the top of his game in London. He drives fancy cars and has a luxrious apt. and has everything life could offer- or does he? When his Uncle Henry dies, he has to take time off from his busy life to reconnect with his past. While being investigated for his trade dealings, he stays in France for a few days. There he relives memories of a happier time and finds a new love.
The ending was tidy and he obviously chooses "the better life" but it was slow in parts and not really interesting in others. I wished there was more of his ruthless trading ways to build up the story at the beginning.
This movie was neither good nor bad. There was no violence and just hints at sex, sort of like an old movie from the Cary Grant days.
I'd wait for this on video so you can watch it on a cold rainy day or to get you into the mood to travel and eat some French food. Or if you can't travel, go toa bistro near you with someone you find enchanting and make your own romance.
Worth the money: $$ 1/2
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