Synopsis
Paris-based wine expert Steven Spurrier heads to California in search of cheap wine that he can use for a blind taste test in the French capital. Stumbling upon the Napa Valley, the stuck-up Englishman is shocked to discover a winery turning out top-notch chardonnay. Determined to make a name for himself, he sets about getting the booze back to Paris.
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Cast
- Alan RickmanSteven Spurrier
- Chris PineBo Barrett
- Bill PullmanJim Barrett
- Rachael TaylorSam Fulton
- Freddy RodríguezGustavo Brambila
- Dennis FarinaMaurice Cantavale
- Hal B. KleinShenky
- Jean-Michel RichaudMaitre d'
- Eliza DushkuJoe
- Kirk BailyLoan Officer
Recommandations
- 88
Chicago Sun-Times
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. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
This intelligent, affectionate, beautifully acted movie gives crowd-pleasers a good name. - 75
USA Today
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. - 75
TV Guide Magazine
A charming comedy-drama that's surprising true to the events that inspired it. - 70
Variety
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. - 50
Philadelphia Inquirer
A great story - and a true one, more or less - Bottle Shock nonetheless fails to deliver much in the way of entertainment. - 50
Los Angeles Times
The soul of the grape, that thing that elevates a wine to greatness, proves here as elusive on screen as in the bottle. - 50
The New York Times
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.
