Mamoudou Athie

Courtney B. Vance

Niecy Nash-Betts

Matt McGorry

Sasha Compère

Gil Ozeri

Kelly Jenrette

Bernard David Jones

Meera Rohit Kumbhani

Jennifer Pierce Mathus

Hélène Cardona

Djinda Kane

Rick Vyper

Kregg Janke

Wilfried Capet

Rachael Alethea

Michael Gravois

Alicia Ester

Rekeitha Morris

Marguerite Hibbets

Myron Swift-Parker

Mike Cortese

Isaac Slatton

Shaleen Cholera

Megan Warden

Freddie Vaughn

Peyton C. Poole

Bob Geabhart

Katrina McElyea

Daniel Johnson

Sandra Montiel

Elliot Davis

Prentice Penny

Ben Renzo

Ryan Ahrens

Chris Pollack

Datari Turner

Veronica Nickel

Jill Ahrens

Patrick Raymond

Jason Michael Berman

Florian Thomas

Darrell Woodard

Jacob Geyer

Mac Smith

Drama

Comedy

Uncorked

Argent Pictures

United States of America

CinemaSerf

This film has a problem with it's pace. The story is of a young man (Mamoudou Athie) who is passionate about his wine and who wants to become a professional sommelier. He faces the usual reservations from his restauranteur father (Courtney B. Vance) - who yearns for him to follow in his footsteps at his rib-joint. Things come to a head when he has the opportunity to travel to Paris with his student friends to finesse his skills and - with the help of a family fund-raiser - he just about manages to get there (going halves with his friend) before his cancer-stricken mother causes all concerned to reappraise their priorities. The concept is well-trodden, but the acting is sensitive and makes a decent attempt to break down stereotypes - both of a racial, and of a gender nature - using wine as an interesting conduit. Unfortunately, it lacks oomph - the performances and direction have a sort of laissez-faire style about them - the passion is described well enough, but we don't see much evidence of it in action.

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