La ferme - une comédie bio

My comments are for the people who will rent this movie and be tempted to turn it off after the first 30 minutes. For me, this movie had a slow start, and frankly I was scratching my head a bit wondering where this movie was going and whether I had rented a dud. My husband, son, and I persevered and loved watching this movie unfold into a delightful story about family and the accompanying quirks, highs and lows, and often misunderstandings that occur between relatives. When the movie concluded, we looked at each other and said, "Now that was a good movie!"

First of all I must admit that I am a great admirer of Rufus Sewell. That was the main reason I couldn't hardly contain myself when this was finally released in the U.S. as Uncorked. I would not however, be so biased as not to include Nigel Hawthorne in this comment.

The story was cute, I must say a little girlie, but definitely not like every other movie. Nigel Hawthorne as Uncle Cullen was probably my favorite part of the movie. His ability to be completely impossible to all the other characters, with out making him any less likable was amazing. Of course all the performances were great, his just really stood out.

My favorite part of the entire movie though, was within the first five minutes. It was an exchange between the characters Mr. Tan and Ross regarding a straw. It sounds a little strange, but that just cracked me the heck up.

Overall I would just like to say that the wait for it to come to the U.S. was totally worth it, and I would recommend it to anyone.

I just saw this movie which just came out on video here in the states and found it to be the best use of Rufus Sewell's talents as an actor. He gets to be brooding, sexy, sweet, baffled, everything that I have seen him be in little bits and pieces in other movies, but never all together in one place. This movie gave him the chance to really show us that he can be a leading man in a movie and do it very well. I hope to see more of this kind of work from him in the future. Also, the whole theme of the movie was just right, I enjoyed the quirkiness of the characters involved in the movie and the excellent music used throughout. I found the movie to be very romantic and sensual in a different way than a period piece movie. I highly recommend this movie to anyone looking for a good British comedy/drama. I found it to be very enlightening--the character that Nigel Hawthorne plays is much smarter than Rufus' character gives him credit for and that is the real key. Enjoy it!

I saw this film recently in France, where it was released in 2001. I had no idea what to expect, but I was really surprised by how good it was. I found it very funny, the soundtrack was good and the performances by Rufus Sewell and Nigel Hawthorne were excellent. The film was a bit different from the usual 'Hollywood blockbusters' that I have come to expect from U.K cinemas, and it is a shame that it has not been released over here. I would love to get hold of a copy of the film, but it appears that it has not been released on video, which is also a crying shame.

Thanks Melodie. I, too, am a huge Rufus Sewell fan, and just recently got this film off auction at eBay. I am hesitant to buy movies I haven't seen (especially because I did that for some Russell Crowe movies, and discovered I'd wasted my money in some cases). In this case, the price was so low, I decided it was worth it.

Glad to see I won't be disappointed. After seeing Cold Comfort Farm, I had a feeling I'd be happy with this film, too (titled "Uncorked" in America).

Thanks again - I can't wait to watch it!