Bottle Shock (2008)
This delightful tale is filled with taste, song and story. I was impressed after having watched this tonight. I think this was a witty look at the wine industry boom that happened in California back in the 1970’s. If you are an alcoholic, I’m sure you will enjoy this even more since most of the film involves drinking. (chuckle) Now, seriously it was good and worth a watch. The cast was great and really seemed to compliment everything the filmmakers had in mind. I’m glad I was able to find out about this one. Sometimes taking a chance pays off when watching movies. Sometimes, it’s a real miss, but this one was a big hit.
I liked the dynamics between the father and son in this story and the characters that revolved around them. The father and owner of the vineyard named Jim Barrett was played by veteran actor Bill Pullman. His son Bo Barrett was played by Chris Pine, who I thought also, did an excellent job. Alan Rickman plays Steven Spurrier a wine shop owner and connoisseur. The rest of the cast includes Racheal Taylor a former Teen Tasmania from Australia who is easy on the eyes. Freddy Rodriguez also stars in this as Gustavo Brambila a talented creator of wine. You will also notice Miguel Sandoval, Dennis Farina, and the lovely Eliza Dushku.
This event was nickname labeled the “Judgment of Paris”. It is based upon true events that happened with a particular vineyard named Chateau Montelena that was almost ready to shutdown. Sometimes people need faith and understanding which I think is the message in this film to succeed in life. More often than not movies like this get shadowed by big budget nonsense with lots of dollars behind them and people miss out on good ole fashioned film-making. I think Bottle Shock (2008) is one of these movies that got overlooked aside from being at Sundance. It was intriguing and well put together by director Randell Miller. Grab this one and check it out!
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