Bottle Shock

  • 2008


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52 %
48 % Rotten
$ 4 Million
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Positive Reviews 41
Negative reviews 25
Average Rating 2.8/5
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3.0
The politics of making wine is a great subject for a movie, but this clunker doesnt do it justice; Bottle Shock is broad and coy where it needs to be .. EW
4.4
Bottle Shock is more than the story. It is also about people who love their work, care about it with passion and talk about it with knowledge. Rogerebert
1.5
The woman who causes the friction between Bo and Gustavo is Sam (Taylor), a beautiful wine making intern who doesnt mind getting dirty. Austin Chronicle
1.9
After Sideways and now Bottle Shock, its official: I love wine as much as I hate movies about people who love wine.
4.5
Whatta movie: booze, unhappy French people, Alan Rickman and really cool pickup trucks.
1.5
The only thing that differentiates this movie from an infomercial is its unbearable feature length. If you have to sit through it, bring plenty to dri .. Screen Daily
1.9
Stuff the cork back in: This wine movie was sold before its time.
2.0
Even though the whole thing is based on reality, theres barely a moment that goes by that feels real. E Film Critic
3.0
Although not entirely without its charms, the film comes up somewhat short and while there isnt much of anything wrong with it, there isnt much of any .. E Film Critic
1.3
It lacks the character and depth of a product whose value increases with age. In other words, its no Chateau Montelena 73 Chardonnay. San Francisco Chronicle
1.5
Is there room in the world for yet another movie about wine If the movie is Bottle Shock then nope. Cinema Blend
2.5
A great story and a true one, more or less Bottle Shock nonetheless fails to deliver much in the way of entertainment. Philly
3.0
A delightful drama about the wine business and the yearning of three unfulfilled men to reach their potential. Spirituality And Practice
3.0
While it may not represent the best vintage, it goes down easily enough. One Guys Opinion
1.5
Sadly, Bottle Shock is far from a great movie a little too sweet to the taste, almost sickly so. Village Voice
3.0
...the seminal event the challenge, the discovery and the historic tasting takes back seat to other plots.
3.0
Perhaps inspired by the success of Sideways, cowriter/director Randall Miller has taken the exciting true life story...in which the French unwittingly ..
3.0
What this film needed was a whole lot more scenes with the good actors and lot less scenes of those Ken and Barbie Doll types. Lariat
2.0
Based on a true story but overwritten into a cutesy, contrived mess, Bottle Shock is the Two Buck Chuck of wine movies. Eric Ds Nider
2.0
Verdict: Chewy, ripe and rounded almost to the point of flabbiness, it finishes rather cleanly; less satisfying is the fragrant bouquet, which contain .. News Review
2.0
The international competition serves as backdrop for a cloying tale of underdogs inspired by rather sudden patriotic fervor. Pop Matters
3.8
Beautifully shot by Michael J. Ozier, the dominating taste in Bottle Shock is Rickmans beautiful performance as a snob a snob who is secretly open to .. New York Post
1.5
While arousing trepidations, this latest entry is oft times digestible, thanks largely to its juicy subject. Film Journal International ..
2.5
Frankly, the droll Rickman is the most watchable thing about the movie. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
3.0
The movie provides Pullman with a lead role, which is something you can raise a glass to. But as for the rest of it Sorry, but Ill have a Diet Coke in .. Az Central
3.8
If movies were wine, Bottle Shock would be a pleasant varietal youd find on the half price shelf. Nothing fancy but tasty nonetheless. Boston
3.5
Its not in the same league as Sideways but it has a fragrant sense of the beauty of wine and winemaking, not just the drinking. Smh
3.5
Theres also Alan Rickman as Steven Spurrier and when hes on screen, all is right with this movie and the world. Mountain X
3.8
Its heart is so in the right place and its tableau so appealing that its easy to come away from this sweet, scrappy film with a nice little buzz. Star Tribune
4.5
This is a charming triumph of the underdog flick, and mostly for one reason: Alan Rickman.
2.5
Bottle Shock comes on too strong and sours once the cork is popped, despite a delightfully over the top showing by Alan Rickman. Toronto Star
3.0
The father son Freudian melodrama in this mediocre picture is familiar and schmaltzy, but the historical background and socio economic context of the .. Emanuellevy
1.5
Why did I feel such affection for this scruffy, hokey little movie Maybe its the same logic that applies to wine drinking itself: Sure, a great claret .. Slate
4.5
. Like the chardonnay at the heart of the story, Bottle Shock is light with good body and plenty of flavour. Its also uplifting and amusing. In short, ..
2.0
The soul of the grape, that thing that elevates a wine to greatness, proves here as elusive on screen as in the bottle. Calendar Live
4.0
Its a pure delight that goes down like the finest of wines with a superb look and feelparticularly highlighted by Michael J. Oziers eye popping cinema .. Hollywood
2.5
The film follows the Rocky/Hoosiers template to the letter, not a single thing here either a surprise or shock. For some this will prove to be a winne .. Movie Freak
2.3
Since its fairly obvious where things are going, its somewhat of a waste of time when alls said and done ... unless youre REALLY into wine.
3.1
As for the inevitable fudging of fact, it doesnt bend the true story to its breaking pointon balance, Bottle Shock is an entertaining tour of wine cou .. Groucho Reviews
3.0
The re creation of time and place seems authentic enough, and the performances are convincing, especially Pines and Taylors. Oregon Live
2.0
Bottle Shock isn bad in any particular way; the acting is fine, the scenery is lovely...But who cares, right right. Boxoffice Magazine
0.5
Predictable, corny, schmaltzy, inane, unfunny, flat, sentimental and utterly fatuous. Most of the acting is bad, and none of the characters are intere .. Film Ink
3.8
Writer director Randall Millers third feature is a charming comedy drama thats surprising true to the events that inspired it. Movies Tv Guide
3.5
Rickman is priceless as the self parodying wine snob, stealing every scene he is in by continually pulling the rug from under himself. The Age
4.5
Pullman almost single handedly transforms Bottle Shock into a stirring fanfare for the common American entrepreneur. La Weekly
3.0
Pour me a glass of Chateau Montelena and Ill drink to even an awkward films telling of its story, and to the real Jim Barretts standards and dedicatio .. Varia Gate
3.5
Its a triumph of the underdog film, but what it does have is a simply delicious performance by Alan Rickman, who does resigned disdain like no one els .. Abc
1.5
Predictable in its moves, its engaging enough, though it has nowhere near the characterisation, say, of Paul Giamatti and Thomas Hayden Church in Side .. Abc
1.5
Bottle Shock is a shameless grab at the yuppie audience that flocked to the similarly themed Sideways. The Stranger
4.0
a fine object lesson in the perils of perfectionism, snobbery, and preconceived notions Killer Movie Reviews
2.0
A dreadful directorial effort, robbing the film of personality, wit, and enthusiasm just to run through endless scenes of uninspired conflict and pred .. Brian Or Ndorf
3.5
It is not in the remotest sense a challenging or extraordinary film...cannot reasonably be described as anything other than adequate. But it is a plea .. Antagony & Ecstasy
2.5
It doesnt exactly come off as boxed wine to the top shelf sensibilities of Sideways, but theres not enough story or heart for it to capture the same l .. No La
3.0
The characters are vivid, the scenery is lovely, and lines like, I detect bacon fat laced with honey lemon, establish the silly seriousness of wine sn .. Guide Live
4.0
Director Randall Millers visually beautiful, sun drenched first two thirds of the movie are worth the price of admission. Jam! Movies
3.0
It translates the pleasure of wine tasting into the sensual pleasure of moviegoing. Tony Mack
1.0
Miller assembled a top flight cast for his film: Alan Rickman plays Spurrier; Bill Pullman is Jim Barrett; and Dennis Farina portrays a flashy America .. M Tv
4.5
ick back and relax and take a sip of BOTTLE SHOCK. It will linger on your palette long after the curtain falls.
2.0
Its is like that bottle of wine that makes you feel like you paid too much for what you got. The Scorecard Review
2.0
Bottle Shock feels more like an excuse to exercise the most familiar of screenwriting formulas than to explore the origins of Californias booming wine .. Movies Ign
2.0
Plagued by an endless war, inflation, rising unemployment, a weak dollar and borderline recession, we are treated to a crowd pleaser that does not req .. Compuserve
2.5
You can enjoy the mild bouquet of Bottle Shock as pleasantly sparkling, but it could have been plummier. Rickman sends up a full bodied sneering Briti .. Film Forward
2.5
Though this film may be based on a true story, it comes off as a collection of cliches peopled by characters straight out of central casting. Illinois Times
2.5
I detect bacon fat, laced with honey melon, says a wine lover played by Dennis Farina. Moviegoers are more likely to detect corn, with a bit of ham. Gomemphis
2.5
For all of its intermittent, crowd pleasing charm, oenophiles (and cinephiles, for that matter) might be better off putting their money toward a good .. Globe and Mail
3.5
What looked to be another Sideways, Bottle Shock turned out to be a very smart and well written take on a true story that even non wine drinkers like ..
3.1
Bottle Shock is like a discount bottle of wine youll savor despite its apparent flaws. Washington Times
3.1
With much loving, longing gazing at the Napa Valley landscape, its awfully good looking, if you can discount the high waisted bell bottoms and the hom .. Jackson Ville
3.5
Ive been waiting all year for an American made queer indie to rave about but havent found it yet. Knight At The Movies
3.5
In the same way Good Night And Good Luck sends you hurtling for whisky and a Malboro, and Sideways prompts a pining for pinot noir, Bottle Shock will .. Courier Mail (Australia)
1.5
Bottle Shock is one of those cockle warming, feel good underdog films in the tradition of Strictly Ballroom. Only in this case Scott and Fran are, res .. Screen Wize
3.5
Bottle Shock is a feel good movie in the best possible way. Youll want to bottle this feeling and take it home with you. Colorado Springs Gazette
4.0
film that acknowledges the passion, dedication and commitment of those owner/growers who keep our wine cellars, cupboards and fridges stocked and, to ..
2.5
As a rather strenuous attempt at a feel good movie, Bottle Shock falls a long way short of the mark. The Australian
2.5
It might have worked better as a documentary, or better yet a paragraph on Wikipedia.
4.5
I would pay to see this film again if only for Rickman... Rickmans performance, like so much of his work, is sheer perfection and a delight to watch. KPBS.org
3.1
Rickmans fish out of water act (in farm country, the man never loses his suit and tie) makes for Bottle Shocks sunniest moments. Los Angeles Daily News



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