Bottle Shock
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Movie Reviews of Bottle Shock
Movie Review: A WONDERFUL BOUQUET
Summary: 5 Stars
ALTHOUGH A BIT APPREHENSIVE AT FIRST . . . I WAS PLEASANTLY SURPRISED WHEN I FOUND THE MOVIE TO BE QUITE ENTERTAINING, AND EQUALLY SURPRISED TO DISCOVER BECOMING QUITE NOSTALGIC ABOUT ALL OF IT. 'LES CAVES DE LA MADELAINE', 'ACADAMIE DU VIN' - AND MY PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FRENCH PART BEGINNING WITH BUYING A LARGE BOTTLE OF COCA-COLA AT 'LES CAVES' ON MY SECOND DAY IN PARIS. THE MOST PLEASANT OF MEMORIES AND THE BEST YEARS OF MY LIFE.
ALAN RICKMAN PLAYED HIS THE CHARACTER PERFECTLY HAD THE PART DOWN PAT - ALTHOUGH STEVEN WAS A BIT YOUNGER AT THE TIME. AN UPPER CLASS ENGLISHMAN IN A THREE-PIECE SUIT HELPLESSLY DRIVING A BEAT UP GREMLIN IN THE MIDDLE OF SUMMER IN CALIFORNIA. IT WAS ABSOLUTELY HYSTERICAL. 'WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE' WOULD HAVE BEEN AN APPROPRIATE SUBTITLE - BUT IT WAS USED ALREADY. :-)
STEVEN SPURRIER WAS WAY AHEAD OF HIS TIME AND CREDIT SHOULD BE GIVEN WHERE CREDIT IS DUE. I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO HAVE BEEN ON THE SET, ESPECIALLY WITH BRADLEY WHITFORD, FROM MY WEST WING DAYS.
A GREAT MOVIE. MERCI BIEN.
Movie Review: Crowd pleaser
Summary: 5 Stars
Before a (then) little known Paris wine tasting in 1976, most people had no idea that California was producing world class wines. That changed when a British ex-pat in Paris organized a wine tasting of the best French versus the best Californians - against all expectations, California won both best red and white and nothing in the wine world has been the same since.
This drama/light comedy follows the true story of the travails of the winning white (Chardonnay) winery leading up to the competition. There is lots to enjoy here including a struggling small business story, an evolving father-son relationship, the comeuppance of an arrogant industry, and of course, a love triangle. The movie is well cast (and very well acted) with Bill Pullman as the business owner father and Alan Rickman as the snobby Brit amazed to find that good wines can be found this side of the Atlantic.
In the final analysis, this is a feel good movie, suitable for the whole family with the proviso that kids under 10 might get bored in places.
Movie Review: Somewhat predictable but loved it anyway
Summary: 5 Stars
Bottle ShockThe thing about historical themes is it's so easy to learn the story and the outcome before watching the movie. There's also the risk that critics will descend like locusts when the movie doesn't e-x-a-c-t-l-y follow factual accounts. I didn't care that much because I could research "facts" on my own; I watched the movie to be entertained. I admit I purchased the DVD because Alan Rickman is in the cast and I am fanatic about the breadth of his talent. In this movie I thought his performance subtle; as his career progresses he seems to portray characters through fabulous facial expression and understated delivery of his lines...so very different from his Sheriff of Nottingham that was campy, BIG, and very funny. In Bottle Shock, other great performances by Freddy Rodriguez and Dennis Farina. For the last quarter of the film, I found myself smiling like a goof rooting for the underdog and was most definitely entertained.Movie Review: Bottle Shock ... not a shock at all!
Summary: 5 Stars
I just saw the DVD Bottle Shock with Alan Rickman.
From the DVD-cover: 1976, Napa Valley: one small American winery and its workers are about to show the French that the worlds finest wines will now come from the other red, white and blue.
For connoisseur Steven Spurrier (Alan Rickman), there's no finer art than French wine, despite rumors that het new California wine country holds the future of the vine. Positive the small Napa wineries are no match for established French vintages, Spurrier challenges the Americans to a blind testing. But when he finds the valley full of ambitious -and talented- novice vintners like Jim Barrett (Bill Pulman) and his son Bo (Chris Pine) he realizes his publicity stunt may change the history of wine forever.
It wasn't a shock at all: it was pure poetry!
It's a feel-good movie (maybe not so when you're French!) and I enjoyed it very much...
Another great movie with my all-time favorite actor: Alan Rickman!
Movie Review: Vintage!
Summary: 5 Stars
This was a great film made exclusively for a wine connoisseur like me. "Bottle Shock" was recommended to me by my friends/neighhbors upon their return a couple of weeks ago from Northern California. This film is based on a true story and is a total delight. Best line in the film was, "It all begins with the soil, the vine, and the grape." An English wine proprietor visits California to make a first-hand expedition to Napa and after a few samplings the first words out of his mouth are, "these California wines are all so good." The waitress that served him retorts, "What were you expecting...Thunderbird?"...and everything escalates from that point forward. The film (and wines) are judged by the "best palates in the business". I give it all 5 stars...and I can't thank my friends enough for recommending this film. Something tells me they know I'm a Chardonnay fanatic. Pop the cork and enjoy this with your lover/friends. Great flick! Vintage!