TORONTO -- "A Good Year" marks an experimental venture by director Ridley Scott and star Russell Crowe into romantic comedy with slapstick touches. The duo's enviable track record and the pleasant thought of spending two hours in the south of France with a movie derived from a novel by popular travel memoirist Peter Mayle will entice many to "A Good Year." [...] like a sip of the vinegary wine made on the Provencal estate around which the movie revolves, the bitter aftertaste will lead to poor word of mouth.

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