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Summary: Coming Attractions Drew Me In
Review: I saw the trailer for this Keanu Reeve movie, and it looked very appealing, so much so that I lept at the opportunity to see it when it finally hit the theatres. Ah, such disappointments are not rare enough, sorry to say.This was my first Keanu, and I believe it shall be my last. I think he might make a very good Curious George, but he's not a good leading man at all. Anthony Quinn at 80 is more attractive than this whippersnapper will ever be. Other parts of the movie are not so bad, so if you want to go for a stroll, take "A Walk in the Clouds", but you won't bump into anything like an excellent movie while you're up there.
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Summary: A Timeless Romantic Tale
Review: The best romantic movies slowly bring you in until you feel as though you are part of the family. A Walk In the Clouds does just that, and an amazing family it is. The story is of young GI Keanue Reeves who has returned from war disillusioned by what he finds yet determined to go on with his life. He meets a young, unmarried, and pregnant girl on the train and the story begins. Its a story of romance and family traditions. The stunning background make it easy to become swept up in the story of two who want each other so bad yet feel like they can't be together due to lies and rules. Love is bound to find a way in a tale that quickly encompasses your heart.
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Summary: One of my favorite romances
Review: A touching romance. I am not a huge Keanu Reeves fan, but this story is sweet. It is the perfect romance to watch while curled up on the couch with someone special. A crackling fire burning in the back ground is a must. It is the story of a returning war veteran who married, in a rush, before the war. He sets out as a traveling chocolates salesman and ends up trying to rescuing the verture of a girl in trouble, but falls in love.
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Summary: Truly a romantic film...
Review: I was excited to learn that this film was on DVD because of the Letterbox format (that was not available on Videocassette) I was under the impression that the Letterbox will bring out great scenerys (amongst the vineyard, the house, etc.) and I was not disappointed. Of course, it also reminded me how the late Anthony Quinn stole the show with his performance. The only thing that I was disappointed with the DVD was that there was no Language track in Spanish. They only had it in English & French. I was disappointed because if you are watching a film with a Spanish flair to it, why make the alternative language track in French? I would have loved to have seen it in Spanish only because as we all know, Spanish is the most romantic language of all. Other than that, it's a treasure to own this DVD.
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Summary: Beautiful Scenery
Review: That's it really - just beautiful scenery... The acting? Oh well, I thought I was supposed to say something nice. The acting is terrible, the plot ridiculous, in fact this movie is so bad it is almost funny, I say almost or I might have given it two stars. Keanu Reeves really embarrasses himself with this one. He should stick to movies like Speed or Matrix, where all he has to do is look cool and pretty. This one needed some acting and he wasn't really there for most of it. Nuff said.
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Summary: A CLASSIC ROMANCE MOVIE...
Review: This is a romantic drama that is entertaining, despite Keanu Reeves' somewhat leaden performance and the overly contrived plot. Look to the late Anthony Quinn for a wonderful performance as the benevolent grandfather, who knows true love when he sees it. Look to the beautiful damsel in distress, affectingly played by the lovely Aitana Sanchez-Gijon, with whom Keanu Reeeves ultimately falls in love. Look also to the erotic, grape crushing dance and the idyllic cinematography. Overlook the ridiculous ending scene where one is almost embarrassed for Giancarlo Giannini and the rest of the cast. If you do all this, you will probably enjoy the film. The movie plot is simple. World War II veteran returns home to the woman he had married just before he left to go to war. You get a sense of what is to come, when she is not at the dock to meet him, as he arrives after a four year sojourn. Puzzled, he goes home and finds her there, and you have to wonder what he ever saw in this dolt, notwithstanding her lovely figure. She seems totally uninterested in him as a person. She never even bothered to read the almost daily letters he sent her, which is why she never even knew he was coming home. He goes off to his former job, that of a traveling chocolate salesman, even though it is clearly not something he wishes to do. While on his journey, he meets a beautiful woman named Victoria, who has a problem. You see, she is pregnant by a man who does not wish to commit himself, and she is on her way home to her close knit family in the idyllic Napa Valley. She is terrified of telling her very old fashioned father, played by Giancarlo Giannini, of her situation and is weeping copious buckets of tears over the expected confrontation. What does Keanu do? Why he suggests going home with her and posing as her husband, while she breaks the news to her family of her purported marriage to Keanu and her pregnancy. Once this is done, Keanu will ostensibly desert her and go on his merry way. Of course, all the best laid plans often go awry, and this is no exception. They fall in love. Even though he could, he refuses to take advantage of her sexually, because another woman, his wife, has a claim on him. You gotta love this guy! He tries to leave a number of times, but is initially unsuccessful. It is clear that he would prefer to stay. When he finally leaves and returns to his so called wife, he gets a not so unwelcome surprise. A surprise that guarantees that all will be well in the end. Though the outcome is predictable, it is still a moderately enjoyable film.
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Summary: A differnet kind of classic
Review: A Walk in the Clouds does not contain any single spectacular thing, but when all the elements come together, they form a magical, dream-like escape for the viewer. This movie is truly a kind of classic in its own league. The tranquility you feel while watching is great! I am buying it so my girl-friend can watch it, because when it was released, we had not yet met. I also love Anthony Quinn's performance in this movie, who incidentaly died recently. Definitely buy. I know you'll enjoy it.
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Summary: A Walk in the Clouds
Review: Why anyone who loves True romance wouldn't love this movie is besides me. The Editoral Review states Keanu as being total wooden, which is as far from the truth as I can see. I think Keanu plays his role excellent! He is so compelling as the hero that is just a little shy, but still wants to do the right thing to help out a lady in distress even tho he doesn't even know her. Making sacrifices in his own life to save her face with her family, and then finally falling in love with her. If you think true romance is dead, then see A Walk in the Clouds, you'll believe again!
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Summary: A beautiful romantic movie
Review: I am writing this as a critic who usually stays away from Keanu Reeves in any movie. The only reason why I watched this in the first place was because a friend said I would love it and I definately do. Keanu Reeves(Paul Sutton) is a WW II vet who comes home to a wife he barely knew and has nothing in common with and hits the road to sell chocolates. On the train and again on a bus he meets Victoria who is a young woman who is traveling home to her family's vineyard although she is also pregnant. As a nice guy, Paul decides to accompany Victoria home and pretend that they are married. What ensues is two strangers falling in love as they try to convince her parents that they are truly married. This was a great story in which the scenery is spectacular. Along with some of the fabulous scenes of the traditional harvesting and stomping of the grapes, it is a heartwarming movie injected with a bit of comedy from the rest of the Aragon family. Although a bit predictable, this was a really well done romantic movie which I enjoy watching over and over again. I would definately recommend this movie to anyone who is a true romantic at heart.
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Summary: are you kidding?
Review: ...this movie was truly lousy. I actually like Keanu Reeves, and I'm a sucker for romance films, but this one just doesn't measure up. From the grape pressing scene, shot like soft porn, to the melodramatic ending (everyone see Keanu's bulging biceps as the pulls up the plant?) this film was unintelligent and uninteresting. Admittedly, it's very pretty, like its principal actors, but not really worth your time.
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