Tuesday, January 18, 2011

It's a "Bottle Shock"

The 2008 film "Bottle Shock" is a fun, light story following one California vineyard before the American wine boom in 1976.

It stars Bill Pullman from "Independence Day," as the owner of the vineyard, his son and employee is played by Chris Pine from "Star Trek." Pullman and Pine, both give good performances.

The best scenes are with Steve Spurrier (Alan Rickman), a knowledgable wine professional who discovers the vineyard. His performance is key to this film, because the snotty but charming Spurrier is only person who gave American wine a chance.

Rachel Taylor from the first "Transformers", plays Chris Pine's love interest. Although she is good in it, the love story is the weak part of the film.

The love story got a little weird, if it was a little different it could have better.

Rating: C+, It is a good wine movie with laughs and drama, but it lags a bit in the middle.

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