Bottle Shock (2008)

I saw one trailer for this movie, based on the true story of the 1976 blind wine tasting that brought California wines onto the map, so to speak. It looked enough like fun that I noticed when it was playing in only one theatre and only one show per night. I had a great time with it tonight. Alan Rickman played the English wine snob Steven Spurrier and Bill Pullman the cantankerous vintner Jim Barrett. Special mention must be made of the awful wig worn by Chris Pine, as Bo Barrett, and hilarious outfits worn by Dennis Farina, as an Ugly American in Paris on the eve of our country's bicentennial. The aerial photography was beautiful, the 70's music nostalgic, and the French locations magnifique. Predictable, even if you didn't know the exact details, but no less entertaining. U-S-A! U-S-A!