Review of Somm (2013) by Jim L — 25 Sep 2013

Wow! This is such a great movie. The director should be recognized for not only telling a very compelling story about the Master Sommeiler Exam, which most people have never heard of; but he did an amazing job of highlighting some of the characters and giving heart to the story. I was not only educated and enlightened during this film, as you hope you are with any documentary; but I was engaged with the people that were going through this process.

I find it rare where a director can really dig deep into a subject and still keep the people front and center in the film. This movie is similar to Fistful of Quarters, but for wine. There are passionate people about a very niche topic and the movie shows you why they care, and at the end of the film you end up caring about these people.