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Post #1618828

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Vultural
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A few reviews . . (film or TV)
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Date created
5-Dec-2024, 5:24 PM

A Good Year - 2020 - 5/10
AKA - Een Goed Jaar

Erik receives an inheritance from an aunt. Large manor with weedy grounds.
It is in deplorable condition, estate taxes are horrendous, and Erik is recently fired for malfeasance.
He hires a ride from low-level con-man, Lenny.
And after they discover a hidden, and small, cache of old wine they hook up with restorer, Judith.
Yes, such contrived plotting leaves much to be desired.
The trio are soon offering bottles to high-end collectors, saying the vino is from Hitler’s stash.
The first victim? A mob boss (Russian, Eastern Europe). Things soon get complicated.
I was hoping this would resemble Faking Hitler, but it does not.
As a comedy, I never smiled once. Midway, I started rooting for the gangsters.