Amazon.com: Keanu Reeves is completely wooden in this romantic misfire by Alfonso Arau (Like Water for Chocolate). Reeves plays a World War II vet who hits the road as a traveling salesman and agrees to help a desperate, pregnant woman (Aitana Sanchez-Gijon)--who is afraid to let her father (Giancarlo Giannini) see her condition--by pretending to be her husband. Most of the story takes place in the old man's vineyard, and Arau makes a life of swollen fruit, grape-stomping, sunlight, and tan flesh that looks amazingly erotic. But there are plenty of sillier distractions, such as the sight of farm hands chasing insects with flapping gossamer wings attached to their arms. Reeves is terribly self-conscious, while stalwart Anthony Quinn is memorable as the damsel's benevolent grandfather. --Tom Keogh
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Rating: - One of my favorites
I like romantic comedies when they are well-done, and this is one of the best. It has an engaging storyline, beautiful locales and interesting characters. There is nothing in the storyline that is outlandish ... Read More
Rating: - A Walk in the Clouds
This is an entertaining, "warm, fuzzy" romantic story set in the late 1940's. It's simplistic and the characters are predictably developed. There is not much depth, but I doubt that that was the intent of the ... Read More
Rating: - LOVE THIS MOVIE!
I loved this movie. Love Keanu Reeves. This is an amazing love story, one that will stick with you for a long time. One that you'll pull out every so often to watch again, and again.
Rating: - A Walk in the Clouds
This is a beautiful and poignant film. It is a film about the unexpected love formed by two people of deferent origins, which interen causes havoc among the girl's family. A family stepped in tradition and pride, ... Read More
Rating: - One of my favorite movies.
I've watched this movies at least fifty times. I've personally purchased it over twenty times, giving them to friends. If you're looking for a wonderful story, that leaves you feeling great, this is your movie. ... Read More
- One of my favorites
- A Walk in the Clouds