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    Average Rating of 449 = Average Rating = 3.7 out of 5
  • Written October 5, 2008

    Very Enjoyable

    by Optimism

    Enjoyed this true-story underdog movie. Nicely acted, especially Bill Pullman and the wine-snob.
    Informative, upbeat. You'll be glad you went. (' Sure would have liked to taste that Chardonay!)

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  • Written September 27, 2008

    Bottle Shock

    by jalapenosrhot

    It was a real fun movie. The charcters were very entertaining and it was educational too.

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  • Written September 18, 2008

    Bottle shock

    by nadrog

    Great movie. Too bad there are not more good stories like this one out there.

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  • Written September 18, 2008

    You'll want a nice glass of a delcious wine after BottleShock...

    by Big.Screen.Fan

    I was a student up at Sonoma State in 1976 during the same time Napa Valley had some big wineries and smaller wine growers waiting for the market to start taking notice of their quality California wines Ironically, it came in the form of a British wine snob looking to boost sales for his Parisian wine shop. A true story, Bottle Shock makes for a wonderful reminder of the wide-open, less crowded Napa Valley of the mid-1970's where Alan Rickman's delightful wine snob character, establishes a blind tasting competition in France comparing French and California wines. With today's mortgage fall-out, it is easy to relate to actor Bill Pullman's angry & shamed character in deep financial debt for everything he has put into his vineyard. If you like wine, a good solid piece of relatively recent California history, humor, some soul searching ("did I do the right thing," a great cast of players, and beautiful California photography this is a MUST SEE MOVIE!

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  • Written September 15, 2008

    Bottle Shock

    by Whateverintheworld

    Too much atmosphere, not enough story. The blond bimbette did nothing but moon about talking about wine as if she knew her cork from her bottle. And Bo, could he at least take a shower and comb his hair now and then. Surfer dude who has wine in his genes and boxes his dad whenever they have a squabble----pleeaasssseee. The caveman in the Geico ads would be better than Bohunk. Alan Rickman is brilliant; but this strained his credibility. And the Latino whose dad listens to Maria Callas and couldn't make his own wine because....blah...blah...what a porking dolt. The ambiance was lathered on like syrup; It stuck to the screen. What about the story....just get on with it. We knew from about twenty minutes in what the payoff would be, so why drag it out for two painful hours.

    Just because Sideways was about wine and was a good movies doesn't mean that any movie about wine will be good. Maybe you have to be plonked on Chardonnay to get it all...I wasn't and I didn't.

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