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Comedy Drama starring Alan Rickman (Truly, Madly, Deeply; Die Hard; Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves), Chris Pine (Carriers; Star Trek; Unstoppable), Bill Pullman (While You Were Sleeping; Independence Day, Lake Placid).
The story of the early days of California wine making featuring the now infamous, blind Paris wine tasting of 1976 that has come to be known as "Judgment of Paris
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Bottle Shock is based on the true story of Steven Spurrier a wineshop owner who in 1976 single handedly brought Californian wines to the world, it may sound quite boring and I nearly didnt rent it but I'm so pleased I did. And although it's been compared to 'Sideways' it stands up on it's own.
Alan Rickman plays a snobbish wine expert quite ignorent to any other wines except from the French. He travels to California to discover that quitely the Americans have been producing very good wine unnoticed for years. He therefore moves from vineyard to vineyard tasting wine, meeting great people and taking bottles to be entered in his wine competition in which world known (French) wine experts judge.
It is a very upbeat kinda feel good film shot on location with breathtaking scenery of the Napa valley in CA. It's funny, heart warming and an all round great film that deserves to be more widely recognised, with a great cast including Chris Pine, Dennis Farina and a good performance from Bill Pullman playing the man struggling to follow a dream, and not forgetting the great Alan Rickman who is brilliant as always.
I would say get this even on a whim because I'm NEVER usually into these sort of films, I was left very very suprised. See for yourself.
Alan Rickman plays a snobbish wine expert quite ignorent to any other wines except from the French. He travels to California to discover that quitely the Americans have been producing very good wine unnoticed for years. He therefore moves from vineyard to vineyard tasting wine, meeting great people and taking bottles to be entered in his wine competition in which world known (French) wine experts judge.
It is a very upbeat kinda feel good film shot on location with breathtaking scenery of the Napa valley in CA. It's funny, heart warming and an all round great film that deserves to be more widely recognised, with a great cast including Chris Pine, Dennis Farina and a good performance from Bill Pullman playing the man struggling to follow a dream, and not forgetting the great Alan Rickman who is brilliant as always.
I would say get this even on a whim because I'm NEVER usually into these sort of films, I was left very very suprised. See for yourself.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This movie has been compared to 'Sideways', but it is not trying to cash in on Sideway's success. Rather it tells the true story of how Californian wines came to be among the world's very finest. So 'Bottleshock' is a story about the wine industry and real people rather than wine industry being used to tell a story about fictional people. All the characters in the story are real, the events pretty well match up to what actually happened. I found it charming and moving with some excellent observations about the French, the English and the French, which made it amusing. Alan Rickman is always good value. Chris Pine made this movie before hitting the big time in Star Trek, and his talent shines through. Dennis Farina and Bill Pullman are two other cast members who bring their characters to life. Not a classic movie, like say Amadeus or Chariots of Fire, but simple tale well told. Thoroughly enjoyed it as a good night in video.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
After a history of dominating the wine business France received a shock when the much berated wine of California beat their revered wine in a blind testing set up by an english wine seller based in France. Alan Rickman plays the snobby wine seller who changed the world of wine forever. Funny and entertaining, watch this with a glass of wine and your feet up.
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If this film was wine i'd pour it down the sink
This film stays with you like a bad taste in the mouth. It takes the true story of a famous blind wine tasting when some little known American wines trumped the most famous of the... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Andy G
Well played win love story
Truly enjoyed this factual but also full of charm how the upnosed French had to realise where the quality comes from these days (and I am not American). Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mike
Fruity film
Bottle Shock is about wine. Grapes. If you don't like wine, don't watch it. If you are a fan, you'd enjoy this one. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Profr R. Cohenalmagor
Wrong age, right feel
The wonderful Alan Rickman was nearly 60 when he made this film, the story of a 35 year old man who took on the French wine establishment by organising a blind tasting of... Read more
Published 6 months ago by P. G. Pirrie-weir
great movie
very enjoyable to watch. unfortunately i can only watch it on my pc because it was the wrong region.
Published 10 months ago by kyknos
Charming if somewhat pedestrian
Charming if somewhat pedestrian with Rickman struggling to inject any fizz into a challenging blend of bohemian idealism, romantic tangles and viniculture docustory. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Stephen B. Peddie
Touché
Alan Rickman's portrayal of the English wine merchant from Paris trying to find alternative wines to those produced in France is very funny, but not in the obvious way. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Lorna
It's a education
Simply put, this is a greatly enjoyable film for those who really like wine and want to know a little bit more about this tipple
Published 16 months ago by KLCooke
Discreetly sparkling
A good choice for those who want to watch a story about rather ordinary people who manage to make real their extraordinary idea or their unusual dream despite difficulties.
Published 17 months ago by Ariane sans fil
Appalling
Appalling - even the great Alan Rickman could not leaven this 3rd rate, predictable, stale, forgettable piece of nonsense. Read more
Published 18 months ago by The Walloper
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