One Paragraph Review: Bottle Shock

Bottle Shock — which Wikipedia informs me is a "dramedy" — tells the story of a Northern California winery that overcame nearly two hours of cinematic mediocrity to produce good wine and allegedly good times. Apart from Bill Pullman and the Freddy Rodriguez character, I had a hard time figuring out how any of the characters were connected to the wine industry. It felt like the producers (or the financial backers) of Bottle Shock just really liked the story, and didn't really care if anyone else did. Alan Rickman is a great actor. His performance in this movie is no exception to his norm, but it's not enough to make this movie worth your time.