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A beautiful romance
People often seem eager to criticize Keanu Reeves' acting and give negative reviews of his films unless they are action driven. This film was not a huge box office smash but its one of my favorite films with Reeves. The story is an old fashioned romance set against the Napa Valley wine country of Southern California at the end of World War II. Alfonso Arau, who also directed the great film "Like Water for Chocolate" uses lush colors, deep and rich, to convey the passion and sensuality, perfectly complimenting the storyline. Keanu Reeves and Aitana Sanchez Gijon make a beautiful couple and the scenes, such as one where the entire family and workers wear wings to fan warmth on the crops to ward off frost, is like something out of a dream. The music is beautiful and though the ending is a bit of let down, the story is very romantic and a must have for anyone who likes an old fashioned romance.

A Beautiful Romantic Movie.
There are those who may attack "A Walk In The Clouds" for the fantasy-like nature of it's storytelling, for the dreamy quality it creates, for simply being, well, unreal. But do most people honestly go to the movies for depressingly real reminders of how cynical and sad the world is? Of course not! We go to the movies for escape, hoping the film we are about to view will pluck our hearts or exhilarate us. "A Walk In The Clouds" is a beautifully-done film, the kind that lets us escape and dream, fantasize and smile. It looks gorgeous, director Alfonso Arau films in a landscape that seems more like a painting than a real place. The story is basically a modern fairy tale that takes place in a California vineyard soon after WW2. It seems so unreal, but real at the same time because it basically crystalizes that which we call "romance." There are sequences of great beauty, as when the vineyard occupants try to heat frozen vines with giant butterfly-like wings or a scene where grapes are crushed by dancing. These scenes are fun and enticing, but also hypnotic, especially with Maurice Jarre's soaring music which sounds like classic Mexican flavors decorated with orchestral elegance. Okay, so maybe some us find the realities of our world a little too gloomy to ever believe in this kind of hokey romantic stuff, but why can't we hope for an instant? "A Walk In The Clouds" gives us hope, it entertains, it tells a good story. Corny applies more to those who attack the film, they obviously have sour, boring minds and wouldn't know a romantic idea even if it kissed them right in the lips. Here Arau presents us a masterpiece, a great movie and a truly romantic work of art.

GORGEOUS DVD
This is a gorgeous film shot in California Wine Country- the romantic love story is a bit overdone at times but the setting and charming performances by Keanu and Anthony Quinn along with the brief stint by Debra Messing move along nicely. The true star is the stunning countryside and the beautiful scenary.

Travelguide for Sonoma and Napa counties- best viewed with a nice bottle of your favorite vintage. For a white I like Kendall Jackson Chardonnay ( Alexander Valley), or a nice hearty Napa Merlot- your choice of vineyard- both make this a mellow evening of viewing:)

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