Movies used to sail on charm. Gorgeous stars would purr their smooth patter, smile their way out of embarrassing entanglements and seal their conquest of a co-star--and a worldwide audience--with a kiss. Today that sounds So Old, but it was the standard for a half-century. Once in a while a director makes a movie that tries to recapture that warm feeling. It's harder than it looks, as a couple of new films prove.
A Good Year, directed by Ridley Scott and written by Marc Klein from the Peter Mayle novel, practically does backflips to win you over. It tosses London investment...
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