Bottle Shock Critic Reviews

Bottle Shock is unable to figure out what kind of movie it wants to be, and flops around between madcap comedy and rousing drama. To borrow a wine-snob term of art, it lacks structure.Read the full review

It's the kind of feel-good movie whose resolution is evident from the start, being based as it is on a true story. But that doesn't make the journey any less interesting.Read the full review

So why did I feel such affection for this scruffy, hokey little movie? Maybe it's the same logic that applies to wine-drinking itself: Sure, a great claret would be ideal, but an OK rosé is better than washing down your dinner with water.Read the full review

The soul of the grape, that thing that elevates a wine to greatness, proves here as elusive on screen as in the bottle.Read the full review

It's a winner. And not just for oenophiles. Director Randall Miller, who co-wrote the script with his wife Jody Savin, keeps the plot brimming with spirit and wit.Read the full review

This schlocky period piece doesn't do the pioneering Northern Californians justice. The script is overwritten to the point of parody.Read the full review

Wine lovers won't just sip but guzzle a lot of this down, and the same effect that sun-dappled days and sex in California had on "Sideways" operates here.Read the full review

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.Read the full review

This intelligent, affectionate, beautifully acted movie gives crowd-pleasers a good name.Read the full review