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By Michael Sragow (1,413) for Baltimore Sun (1,823) on 14 Aug 2008

Bottle Shock wastes that intriguing bit of history and some seductive Napa Valley settings on a bland script that's part period piece, part…

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By Beth Accomando (509) for KPBS.org (509) on 14 Aug 2008

I would pay to see this film again if only for Rickman... Rickman's performance, like so much of his work, is sheer perfection and a delight to watch…

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By Bill Ward (1) for Minneapolis Star Tribune (2,416) on 13 Aug 2008

Its heart is so in the right place and its tableau so appealing that it's easy to come away from this sweet, scrappy film with a nice little buzz…

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By Randy Cordova (352) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 13 Aug 2008

The movie provides Pullman with a lead role, which is something you can raise a glass to. But as for the rest of it…

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By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 12 Aug 2008

To lay it out in terms that both an oenophile and a cineast would understand, if Sideways is the cinematic equivalent of an unopened bottle…

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By Christian Toto (897) for Washington Times (392) on 12 Aug 2008

Bottle Shock is like a discount bottle of wine you'll savor despite its apparent flaws…

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By Maryann Johanson (2,701) for Flick Filosopher (2,694) on 12 Aug 2008

This is a charming triumph-of-the-underdog flick, and mostly for one reason: Alan Rickman…

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By Jules Brenner (885) for Cinema Signals (847) on 10 Aug 2008

Pour me a glass of Chateau Montelena and I'll drink to even an awkward film's telling of its story, and to the real Jim Barrett's standards…

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By Tim Cogshell (223) for Boxoffice Magazine (2,896) on 10 Aug 2008

Bottle Shock isn' bad in any particular way; the acting is fine, the scenery is lovely...But who cares, right -- right…

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By Owen Gleiberman (3,271) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 10 Aug 2008

The politics of making wine is a great subject for a movie, but this clunker doesn't do it justice; Bottle Shock is broad and coy where it…

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By Elizabeth Weitzman (1,905) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 07 Aug 2008

Unfortunately, Miller never finds the right balance, so while there are some sweet notes, the pileup of clichés ultimately leaves a slightly…

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By Tim Brayton (2,283) for Antagony & Ecstasy (1,911) on 07 Aug 2008

It is not in the remotest sense a challenging or extraordinary film...cannot reasonably be described as anything other than adequate…

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By Sara Michelle Fetters (1,688) for MovieFreak.com (1,674) on 07 Aug 2008

The film follows the Rocky/Hoosiers template to the letter, not a single thing here either a surprise or shock…

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By Bill Gibron (1,013) for Filmcritic.com (3,164) on 06 Aug 2008

A satisfying, if slightly syrupy entertainment…

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By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 06 Aug 2008

Wine may be sunlight held together by water, as Galileo said, but Bottle Shock is held together only by Alan Rickman…

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By Frederic And Mary Ann Brussat (3,072) for Spirituality and Practice (3,072) on 05 Aug 2008

A delightful drama about the wine business and the yearning of three unfulfilled men to reach their potential…

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By Kurt Loder (858) for MTV (492) on 05 Aug 2008

Miller assembled a top-flight cast for his film: Alan Rickman plays Spurrier; Bill Pullman is Jim Barrett; and Dennis Farina portrays a flashy…

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By Stephen Hunter (927) for Washington Post (9,851) on 05 Aug 2008

Whatta movie: booze, unhappy French people, Alan Rickman and really cool pickup trucks…

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By Maitland Mcdonagh (2,150) for TV Guide (1,527) on 05 Aug 2008

A charming comedy-drama that's surprising true to the events that inspired it…

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By David Fear (910) for Time Out (7,510) on 05 Aug 2008

There's a rich narrative to be mined from this historical moment. Until that movie gets made, however, we've got Randall Miller's pandering take…

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